Women Empowerment And Education Reflection On A Survey Of Women In Varanasi

This article aims to probe the role of education in the empowerment of women in Varanasi District, Uttar Pradesh. This survey was done during the fieldwork guidance and supervision of social work students during the academic session 2014-15. This article tries to unearth the socio-economic status of woman, attitude towards girls education in society, problems affecting the education of women, the importance of marriage, and how does it affect education and marriage. Finally, some suggestions have been made to eradicate the practice of intra-house hold and social discrimination of girl child and women