WOMEN’S ROLE IN DECISION MAKING: AN INTROSPECTION OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT OF NADIA DISTRICT OF WEST BENGAL IN INDIA

Abstract

Nineteenth century India. Roads are being built. Sitting gas light. But it is very dark in Bengali and Indian society. Social stagnation has congealed with political subjugation. Indiscriminate killing of humanity in the name of religion and folklore. However, Western education has come to the fore among the exceptional people. Changed consciousness. But all this is a matter of men. The rest of the society's sky is still as black as night. Those who appeared as the Prothom-alo in that darkness are some ordinary women of this Bengal. Some are illiterate village brides, some are urban. Someone again from an orthodox, conservative family. In the end, these are the ones who became extraordinary. The beginning is the attempt to break the cage. That was the beginning of women's liberation
in Bengal. However, there is controversy over what exactly they meant by women's emancipation. For this study, one block namely Kalyani of Nadia district of West Bengal has been chosen for intensive quality survey. I have collected  100 samples in one CD bloc viz. Kalyani. Information on higher education, income decision making, dropouts, child marriage, financial and social incentives, and finally employment has been collected. The interrelationship analysis, regression, and step-down method have been used to analyze data using the SPSS software package to explore relationships and significant differences. Such studies will help us to understand the meaning and reality of women empowerment which is an essential element of the progress and development of the society