EXPLORING EMPOWERMENT AND WOMEN IN EDUCATION THROUGH URBAN SCHOOL TEACHERS

Education is one of the main channels through which women empowerment is achieved, which is a value at thecentre of gender equality and overall development of the society. The current qualitative case study focuses onhow education can empower women teachers in urban Indian schools and highlights the lived experiences of thesewomen, challenges, and their career paths. By relying on semi-structured interviews, classroom observations, andanalysis of documents, the research sheds light on how education has influenced self-confidence, leadershipabilities, and social agency of the participants. Despite the significant strides that have been witnessed, there stillexist structural barriers to full empowerment, such as gender bias, unequal workload and limited decision-makingpower. The results highlight the need to use inclusive policies, institutional support, and leadership opportunitiesto translate educational empowerment into a systemic change. By so doing, the study contributes to the growingbody of literature on the issue of women empowerment in the education field by clarifying the facilitating andinhibiting forces that influence the experiences of women teachers.