Empowerment of women through higher education

India stands second highest in density of population, in which 49% of female form a major human resource next to men. The role of women empowerment is always related with education. In fact higher education for women plays a vital role in making women an empowered. Here the words of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru are relevant to discuss. According to his words if a woman is educated, can able to make her family educated, thereby can become empowered. Indian women have undergone various problems like illiteracy, lack of support, gender bias, etc. in spite of many provisions in the constitutions of India such as mentioned about equality for women in its Preamble, fundamental rights and like. There has been dearth of women participation in public life even after the successful launch of Liberalisation, Globalisation and Privatisation concept. Hence, the present paper focuses on Indian women and their empowerment through higher education. For empowering women, higher education will play a vital role.