Author Profile

Dr. Meera is Assistant Professor of Public Administration in Himachal Pradesh University Shimla. (HP) She belongs to District Shimla. Right from her school days she remained meritorious and passed out graduation from RKMV Shimla, and post-graduation in first class from Himachal Pradesh University Shimla in 1999 and in the same year, she had also qualified examination of NET/SET. She was conferred with the degree of M.Phil &; Doctorate in the same subject by the HPU Shimla. For some time she had taught Public Administration and Political Science in Hindu Kanya Mahavidhalya, Jind, Haryana in the years 2001- 2002. Thereafter in the year 2003 she taught in the Himachal Pradesh University Department of Evening Studies the Mall Shimla till the month of Sep 2024. She also taught in University College of Business studies (UCBS) during the year 2008 -2012 and also University Institute of Legal Studies (UILS) in the year 2013 -2021, Chour Maidan Shimla. She is also a visiting faculty Member of Himachal Institute of Public Administration (HIPA) Hence, She has a teaching experience of 25 years. She has completed Projects sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi on area concerning rural women empowerment in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. She has also authored two books and several research papers and has contributed many articles in reputed Journals and newspapers. Dr. Deepali is a graduate from St. Bede’s College, Shimla, with a degree in English Honours and Psychology. She has done her Masters, M Phil and PhD in English Literature from Himachal Pradesh University. She has a teaching experience of more than twenty years. She is presently the Chairperson, Department of English, HPU. She is Director, Centre for Canadian Studies and Coordinator Australian and New Zealand studies centre, Himachal Pradesh University. She is the Chief Advisor of the UGC, Equal Opportunity Cell of HPU, Additional Chief Warden Girls’ Hostels, HPU and editor of the HP University Annual Report. She has published several articles in national and international journals and has coedited a book on women’s empowerment. Her area of research is gender studies, rhetorical analysis, translation studies, life writing and Dalit and Tribal studies. She remains engaged in ICSSR sponsored projects involving the socio-economic status and empowerment of women in the state of Himachal Pradesh. She is a well-travelled person and enjoys reading, writing and painting.

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Table of Contents

Preface
List of Tables
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Study Area
Chapter 3 Role of Government in Empowering Rural Women
Chapter 4 Socio-Economic Profile of Surveyed Rural Women
Chapter 5 Legislative Measurement and Its Impact on Surveyed Rural Women
Chapter 6 Women Development through Education
Chapter 7 Status and Awareness of Rural Women: Based on Survey
Chapter 8 Measurement of Level of Empowerment
Chapter 9 Findings of the Study
Chapter 10 Suggestions and Conclusion
Bibliography and References
Annexure