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ISSN: ISSN: 2349-2015 Impact Factor: 5.8 | Double-Blind Peer Reviewed | Open Access
Volume-1, Issue-2 (July-December) 2014 Pages: 1-7 Open Access

The Role of Corporate Social Responsibility in Advancing Women’s Empowerment in India: Insights from Uttar Pradesh

Shivani Sharma, Avinash Pratap
India

Abstract

Educational attainment and economic participation are the key constituents in ensuring the empowerment of women. Women will then have access to well paid jobs, or enhance their ability to influence changes to create a better society. Corporate Social Responsibility of multinational companies can provide education as well as information on political, legal and economic issues and awareness on health aspects too through their programmes. The present study is an attempt to find out the corporate social responsibility of selected Multinational companies towards women empowerment. It is not easy to empower women in the true sense. It needs the contribution of dedicated personals, committed people, generous funding agencies and strong political will. Therefore in order to draw the attention of these people and agencies, some empirical evidences and linkages between different factors related to women empowerment are needed to establish a strategic plan. This can be ascertained by conducting scientific studies on women empowerment.
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility, Women, Empowerment, MNCs.