Empowerment of Women through Microfinance in Chikmagalur District of Karnataka

Shobha S; Sumathi Dhandapani; Meenakshi S

doi:10.26725/JEE.2023.2.35.7023-7028

Empowerment of Women through Microfinance in Chikmagalur District of Karnataka

Authors

Shobha S Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore
Sumathi Dhandapani Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore
Meenakshi S Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2023.2.35.7023-7028

Keywords:

Microfinance, Women Empowerment, Self Help Group, Empowerment Indicators; Karnataka

Abstract

The present study was carried out to analyse the indicators of women empowerment and evaluate the effectiveness of microfinance on women empowerment. Empowerment indicators were identified and analysed based on the responses of 60 SHG (Self-Help Group) women in Mudigere Taluk of Chikmagalur District of Karnataka state. The findings pointed the impact of microfinance on women empowerment based on women empowerment indicators using five-point Likert scale. It was concluded that women’s participation in microfinance empowers them in family, social and economic security in terms of decision making, mobility, ownership of assets and independent savings.

Author Biographies

Shobha S, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore

Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Resource Management, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore

Sumathi Dhandapani, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore

Assistant Professor (SS), Department of Resource Management, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore

Meenakshi S, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore

Assistant Professor, Department of Home Science Extension Education, Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore

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2024-10-25

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S, S., Dhandapani, S., & S, M. (2024). Empowerment of Women through Microfinance in Chikmagalur District of Karnataka. Journal of Extension Education, 35(2), 7023–7028. https://doi.org/10.26725/JEE.2023.2.35.7023-7028

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Vol. 35 No. 2 (2023): JOURNAL OF EXTENSION EDUCATION ; 35 (2)

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