IMPACT OF EDUCATION IN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF RURAL AND URBAN AREAS WOMEN-A COMPARATIVE STUDY

HEMANGI D. MEHTA¹, H.C. CHHODAVADIA²*, J.V. PATEL^3
1Department of Polytechnic in Home Science, Amreli, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
²Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Amreli, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
³College of Agriculture, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat 362001
* Corresponding Author : harshad@jau.in

Received : 12-04-2016     Accepted : 24-04-2016     Published : 07-08-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 27       Pages : 1571 - 1573
Int J Agr Sci 8.27 (2016):1571-1573

Keywords : Economic empowerment of women, Women empowerment, women education and empowerment
Academic Editor : BN Kalsariya
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : I have duly acknowledged all the sources used by me in the preparation of this research paper.
Author Contribution : None declared

This paper focuses on the role of education on economic empowerment of rural and urban areas women. A study was done on 585 women respondents of four districts viz Jamnagar, Morbi, Rajkot and Surendranagar. The women engaged in varies fields of urban and rural areas of Jamnagar, Morbi, Rajkot and Surendranagar districts were taken into consideration. The result of the study indicates that due to certain social foundation and unavailable circumstances, the education level of urban respondents was higher than rural areas respondents because of that economic level of urban respondent was higher than the rural areas respondents.