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Title:
IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN?

Authors:
Radhika Sethi

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Radhika Sethi
University of Delhi

MLA 8
Sethi, Radhika. "IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN?" Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 2022, pp. 133-139, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i01.011. Accessed Jan. 2022.
APA 6
Sethi, R. (2022, January). IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN? Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 7(1), 133-139. Retrieved from doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i01.011
Chicago
Sethi, Radhika. "IS THERE A CORRELATION BETWEEN FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE AND EMPOWERMENT IN THE LIVES OF WOMEN?" Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 7, no. 1 (January 2022), 133-139. Accessed January, 2022. doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2022.v07i01.011.

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ABSTRACT:
The aim of this paper is to examine the correlation between financial independence and empowerment in the lives of women. In doing so, it measures the qualitative and the quantitative aspects of the correlation through secondary sources. The facts and the figures illuminate the interrelation among three major components of the paper ie. education, financial independence and women empowerment. The paper also introduces the readers to the present condition of women in India and examines how far it has improved, if at all. Finally, it explores the changes needed for their betterment and recommends measures which can empower the lives of women in India.

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