Role of Social Networking as a Tool of Empowerment of Women Leading Their Life as Housewife

Abstract

Now a days, social networking has penetrated into the everyday life of present generation. Among women who lead their life as housewives and spend a major portion of their daily time confined within the four walls of their houses, doing household chores, are adopting such technology for lot of reasons. The present study aims to explore how far they usage of such platform promote empowerment of housewives in West Bengal. The researcher made a cross-sectional survey to obtain reliable data from 292 housewives by using a random sampling technique. The findings drawn through statistical analysis and nonparametric test (Chi- Square Test) uphold there was a moderate relationship between social network usage and housewives empowerment status. It highlights that it requires adequate support and training to be provided to those housewives who use such platform leisure hour during their hour in order to materialise optimum level of empowerment to such women.