Empowerment involves control and choice in power structures that exist in household communities, nations, and worldwide. Women empowerment involves their right to have the power to control their own lives, both within and outside the home, and the ability to influence the direction of social change to create a more just social and economic order nationally and internationally. Employment can be a source of empowerment for women as it provides financial independence and thereby identity in the society and power structure in the family. This study reveals the employment of women in Barmer concerning other districts of Rajasthan and various districts of Rajasthan. The demographic study gives us data about sex ratio too. The sex ratio indicates the status of women in society. The education of women is the most powerful tool to get a respectful position in society. This study noticed that the female literacy rate is lesser than the male literacy rate. The literacy rate of women also varies in different districts of Rajasthan. Although initiatives are undertaken for the development of education, employment status of women, there is a need to create awareness to achieve the desired goal of empowerment in the state.

Highlights

• The empowerment of women in Barmer district of Rajasthan which one is facing many challenges regarding daily needs i.e., drinking water, shortage of approach roads for linkages to various institutes of health and education. The improvement in overall women empowerment is really imaging and produced drastic positive changes in very short time.