Woman Constitute 48 percent of the total population of the Country. They suffer many disadvantages as compared to man in literary rates, labour participation rate and earnings. The development of women has been receiving attention of the Govt. of India from the first plan. For full development of our human resources, the improvement of homes, for the moulding the character of children during the most impressionable years of infancy, the education of woman is even greater important than that of man. Late JL Nehru rightly stressed that “education of boy is education of one person, but education of girl is the education of the entire family.” It is through the education of women, that we can expect better atmosphere at homes, better hygienic condition, greater production, greater reduction in the fertility rate (so essential for our economic prosperity), and happier family life. Under the New Education Policy, the expansion of woman education has been emphasized. Eradication of women’s literacy will receive top-priority. Major emphasis will be placed on woman participation in technical, vocational and professional courses at different level. By these courses the age old gap between technical and vocational curriculum of boys and girls will be removed and they will be provided opportunities for technical, vocational and professional education on the basis of equality and equity. Only by education and skill development we regard women status in the society. Special schemes and funds required for them should be provided on at priority basis. Greater attention will have to be paid to the problems of training and employment of women. Teaching, Nursing, and Social Service are well recognized areas where women can have a useful role to play. So that education can solve all these problems and to provides facilities to women. Also several new avenues will have to be opened to them with the help of education and skills development. The aim and objective of this paper is to study that how education and skill development can empower a woman for her personality development and her status in family and society in which she lives. Even, the year 2001 was celebrated – as “The women’s empowerment year” which aim at imparting self reliance to woman through income generating skills along with group organization skills. Human resources development and empowerment of women unlock the doors for modernization. 8th March is also observed as International woman day to show respect and dignity to woman is all over the world.
