Volume-XII, Issue-I, January 2026 |
মহিলাদের ক্ষমতায়নে স্বনির্ভর গোষ্ঠীর ভূমিকা ইমামুল মন্ডল, গবেষক, রাষ্ট্রবিজ্ঞান বিভাগ, বর্ধমান বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়, পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত |
Received: 28.11.2025 | Accepted: 05.01.2026 | Published Online: 31.01.2026 | Page No: | ||||
DOI: 10.29032/ijhsss.vol.12.issue.01W.177 | |||||||
The Role of Self-Help Groups in Women’s Empowerment Emamul Mondal, Research Scholar, Department of Political Science, University of Burdwan, West Bengal, India | ||
ABSTRACT | ||
Beginning from ancient times, the women have been lagging or weak in the present time. In the society, their reward is considered to be neglected. Ever was left behind for the sake of religion and weakened in the pressure of society. Most people in rural areas are poor. Women in the family are just neglected under men. One of the reasons is that they are weak, they cannot contribute in the family, so they all obey the domination of men. If the image of whole India sees then it is seen that women are far behind in education than men. If women may be educated, then the next generation can be educated. So, they need to be empowered to empower financially, then they can stand high in society. The government is trying to empower women in different ways. Looking at that, the self-help group is a successful attempt to empower women. Through this self-help group, women get a microfinance from the bank by establishing a group with a group of people together and depositing a little money to the bank. With the help of this microfinance, women can create their jobs and financially help in the family. Various types of plans from the government are for their earnings. One family can be empowered when a woman can contribute economically in a family. They can come out, can make good decisions in cooperation with everyone in society. The most good thing is that they are improving that their thoughts are being inhabited, they are not weak and thinking towards empowerment. | ||
Keywords: Women Empowerment, Self-Help Groups (SHGs), Microfinance, Rural Women Development, Gender Inequality |