Women’s empowerment is the most popular slogan of every political party in India. Through relentless propaganda machinery, we are constantly told that women are at the centre of India’s development story and that policies are formulated for their health, education, safety, employment, and so on. Indeed, a small minority of women occupy high places. The President of India, the Finance Minister, CEOs, and scientists are held up as examples of how far India has come. But behind these tall claims lies a complicated reality.
Did empowerment trickle down to women in rural India? Or is empowerment yet another big word that conceals the grim reality of inequality?
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