TOWARDS AN EMPOWERED WOMANHOOD

Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara’s Socio- Pastoral Vision of Women and the Founding and Growth of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel

Abstract

Empowerment as a term applied to human beings refers to
increasing the spiritual, social, political, educational, cultural, gender
and economic calibre of individuals or groups of individuals. Gender
empowerment in Indian culture almost always points to
empowerment of women. The dream of liberating women can come
true only when every section of the society is free from gender bias
and advocates improvement of the status of women in the society. In                                                                                                                                                                      order to empower women, the society needs to adopt an integrated
approach towards uplifting women and bringing them into the
mainstream of national development. However, the present position
and status of women in the Indian society in general, and the rural
society in particular are still not satisfactory.