International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2017, Volume : 5, Issue : 1
First page : (948) Last page : (952)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2483

Empowerment of Women through Home Science Education

Namrata G. Khatri*, Prashant J. Joshi, Preeti H. Dave and B. G. Patel
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, ASPEE College of Home Science and Nutrition,
S.D. Agricultural University, S. K. Nagar - 385506, Gujarat
*Corresponding Author E-mail: khatrinamrata88@gmail.com
Received: 20.01.2017  |  Revised: 22.01.2017   |  Accepted: 23.01.2017  

 ABSTRACT

All over the world, the movement for empowering the women’s status has always emphasized education is the most significant instrument for social change. Education for women’s development should include education self-reliance, personal development, social development, productive capacity, social integration and political understanding. Home Science education is the perfect means for achieving the above given requirements. Home Science education is not developed to educate the girls merely to obtain the degree which is a passport to matrimony, but it is designed to attain the fullest development in all respects, personally, socially and economically. Home Science education provides complete and equal access to and control over factors contributing such empowerment, particularly, health, education, information, life-long learning for self development, vocational skills, employment and income earning opportunities, technical services, inheritance and matrimony, common resources, credit, technology, market, mass-media, family planning, women rights etc. Home Science education has released women power on the outside world of work. Home Science education has proved that women along with being home maker, she can be a teacher, researcher, entrepreneur and administrator. Thus, it utilizes and proves the woman’s potentials in every field of life.

Key words: Empowerment, Women, Home Science, Education, Development

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Cite this article: Khatri, N.G., Joshi, P.J., Dave, P.H. and Patel, B.G., Empowerment of Women through Home Science Education, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci.5(1): 948-952 (2017). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2483