Published August 7, 2018 | Version v1
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Educational Impact on Empowerment of Scheduled Caste Women of Koch Bihar District, West Bengal

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  • 1. Research Scholar, Dept. of Geography, University of Gour Banga, Malda, West Bengal (India)

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Summary: The article focuses on the role of education on the level of empowerment through the decision making behaviour among Scheduled Caste women of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal, India. The primary data collected from 200 SC female respondents (aged 15-49 yrs old) from the two respective blocks Cooch Behar-I (100 respondents) and Sitai (100 respondents) of Koch Bihar district through a structured questionnaire. Findings: The findings suggest that there was a high positive relationship between the educational attainment and the empowerment status through the decision making behaviour of Scheduled Caste women in the study area. There were also some other factors except education which also positively influence the empowerment status of the respondents i.e. marital status, age at marriage, husband education, household ownership, mothers education, employment status, personal asset, engage in SHG, access to social media and area of residence. Applications: This work argues that the importance of women education for being empowered and it will help to understand the decision making behaviour of the Scheduled Caste women. It can also be used as source material for policymakers, administrators, NGOs, social workers, Academicians, students and others for taking different initiative measures for their further improvement.

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