Subject(s): Religious life and customs -- Feminism -- Social conditions. -- Cross-cultural studies -- Political empowerment -- Political participation -- An experiment in empowerment- women's participation in decision making at grass root level, women's participation in policy and decision making process- need for a network, NGO's role in making women's issues visible, women's participation in policy and decision making process- grass root experience, global experiences of setting up commissions for women, assessment of government machinery and its impact on implementation of programs for women, networking for strengthening women's power at national and SAARC levels, an assessment of impact of women's movement on major issues concerning women, women in India and eighth five year plan -- Women's political participation need for a network, political empowerment of Indian women, evaluation of present nature of coalition among women's action groups -- women empowerment