Economic Growth and Women Empowerment ( Hindi ) Theme: Governance-->Local Governance Format: Interview Expert: Prof. B.L.Pandit and Ms. Yamini Mishra Participant: Ms. Sarita Bhatt, Mr. Mahipal Rawat and Mr. Sanjay Kumar Source : Wada Na Todo Abhiyan Synopsis : Women empowerment is the ability of women to exercise her full control over her action. In the past, women as we know were treated as mere housewives, but now we see women coming in the mainstream. Women leadership across Panchayats is made mandatory by the central government with an objective of women empowerment. And in this episode we try to understand the economic struggle of women in their lives. Prof. B.L.Pandit, economist of Delhi University and Yamini Mishra, Steering Group member of WNTA share their view point in this regard.