J. Jayaprakash and R. Saravanan
India is the world’s largest democracy in the world with a population of nearly 1.25 billion. Higher and Technical education of women in India plays an important role in improving living standards and prosperity of the country. A country can advance politically, socially, culturally and economically, only if both men and women have access to education. Tamil Nadu played an important role for the growth and development of Women’s education from the beginning. The writings and speeches of social reformers gave new impetus to fight for their rights. The emergence of Social Reformers created an atmosphere and paved the way for Social Reforms in general and the Emancipation of Women in particular. A higher women illiterateness rate .improves the quality of life at home and outside home. By encouraging and promoting education of children, especially female children, and in reducing the child mortality rate. As an independent group, women constitute 48% of the total population of India. Women’s constitute valuable human resource of the country. The women participation in higher education is increasing in almost all states. The women enrolment in higher education is also increasing. The enrolment is dependent on women higher education teachers. The expectation is still to achieve. This paper the women higher education economic development in Tamil Nadu.
Women Empowerment, Women Education, Social Reforms, College Professional.