Women Empowerment: Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals

The  empowerment  of  women  in  rural  areas  through  employment  route  via  skill development  requires  engagement  of  various  actors  who  facilitate  smooth  flow  of resources and knowledge required for the purpose. This study explores how issues such 

as gender stereotyping create challenging situations for those promoting empowerment of  rural  women  via  inclusion,  although  engaging  women  in  employment  space  can improve their status and help them live better quality of life. Based on expert insights, this  study  recommends  application  of  national  system  of  innovation  for  empowering women in rural areas, as this has been a challenging task because collaboration between actors  engaged  in  delivery  of  knowledge  as  training  to  women  as  the  member  of  the civil society has not been successful for various reasons