Subject(s): Women in Economic conditions -- Women in development -- Women in Social conditions -- Social Welfare -- Local self Government -- national commission for women -- Constitutional status, women potentialities and globalization/ globalisation, women development and empowerment, challenges in 21st century, role of international organizations in area of gender sensitization and financial assistance, role of department of women and child development, government of India, role of national commission for women at union and state level, role of central social welfare board, role of voluntary organizations, role of university grant commission - UGC, local self government, case study of Haryana -- women empowerment