All over the globe, it's been found women is subjugated and controlled and is being victims because of lack of her strength and influence. The scales of gender equality are out of balance. Taking two sides of coin, one side marked as ‘woman’ is weighed down with responsibilities, while the other side marked ‘man’ rides high with power. The flagrant issues related to gender equality have always attracted the attention of the academicians, political thinkers and social scientists. Rightly said by Mahatma Gandhi, “If you educate a man you educate an individual, but if you educate a woman you educate an entire family”. In today’s era, the empowerment and autonomy of women and the improvement of her political, social, economy and health status are significant issue. The present article provides a glimpse of coverage of various issues of gender inequality and various challenges confronted by women because of supremacy of males.

Keywords: Empowerment, Gender Equality and Autonomy, Economy and Health.