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Self Help Group: A Strategic Tool for Women Empowerment.

In a patriarchal society, like India, women live a very underprivileged life. In order to improve the condition of women, the government of India has adopted the strategy of Self Help Groups(SHGs). In this study, an attempt is made to analyse the role SHGs play in the empowerment of Indian women. Th...

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Published in:Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 837 - 850
Main Authors: Mathur, P., Agarwal, P.
Format: Article
Published: Universiti Putra Malaysia Jun2017
Subjects:
Self-reliance
Support groups
Self-efficacy
Socioeconomics
Harmony (Philosophy)
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          Mathur, P.
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        affil: Research Scholar, School of Management, JECRC University, Ramchandrapura, IS-2036 to 2039, Tuwariyan Ki Dhani, Vidhani, Jaipur, Rajasthan 303905, India
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        Self-reliance
        Support groups
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      ab: In a patriarchal society, like India, women live a very underprivileged life. In order to improve the condition of women, the government of India has adopted the strategy of Self Help Groups(SHGs). In this study, an attempt is made to analyse the role SHGs play in the empowerment of Indian women. The SHG is the association of 15-20 members of the same socioeconomic background working collectively to solve problems on the principle of self-help, harmony and mutual coordination. In this study research was conducted on 125 respondents from SHG group and Non-SHG group to facilitate comparison. The results indicate that SHG strategy helps in the empowerment of women.
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