This book seeks to explore the evolution of the concept of empowerment and its multi- dimensions. It also highlights the insights of empowerment, its depoliticizing in states and specifically the empowerment of women. Making an in-depth study of political and social culture, it discusses the meaning and role of a feminist, and addresses the issues concerning health and educational status of women. It also deals with the Mahila Samakhya Strategy for empowerment, ...