Authors : Dechen Ongmu; Dr. Prohlad Roy

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 11 - November

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14292370

Abstract : Women empowerment is the process where women are empowered to take charge of their lives and become fully productive members of society in the social, economic, and political realms. This paper aims to examine a proposition of education as central to women’s empowerment as well as social inclusion in Sikkim. Education in the past in Sikkim was more sects inclined and available only to male-dominated sects by defining women as antireligion. But much has been done, and the literacy rate of females has risen from 8.9% in 1971 to 75.61% in the 2011 census report. The paper establishes that government policies, societal transformation, and international relations contributed to raising women's status in Sikkim. However, who has faced such issues as cultural differences, economic imparity, and political enfranchisement? The outcome thus reveals education as a key facilitator towards the transformation of women’s status; their ability to claim these rights; and their ability to foster economic growth and social integration. Therefore, This paper calls for continued practice of policy analysis and community engagement to advance women's agenda.

Keywords : Women Empowerment, Education, Social Inclusion, Sikkim, Gender Equality, Government Policies.

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