~ 3645 ~ Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2018; 7(3): 3645-3651 E-ISSN: 2278-4136 P-ISSN: 2349-8234 JPP 2018; 7(3): 3645-3651 Received: 11-03-2018 Accepted: 15-04-2018 Sharmin Akhtar 1) Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh 2) Assistant Teacher, Starline Sprout International School, S.S.K Road, Feni, Bangladesh Md. Golam Mostofa Professor, Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh Correspondence Sharmin Akhtar 1) Department of Population Science and Human Resource Development, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh 2) Assistant Teacher, Starline Sprout International School, S.S.K Road, Feni, Bangladesh Information from GO/NGO to develop and factors affecting women empowerment Sharmin Akhtar and Md. Golam Mostofa Abstract Empowerment is a process to change the distribution of power, both in interpersonal relations and in institutions throughout society. Despite a major contribution in the development process, female population has low status as compared to men, specifically in the developing world. Consequently, at present it has become a major topic of socio-economic and demographic research. Considering its importance, an attempt has been made in this study to investigate the issues of empowerment such as (GOs and NGOs) contribution to enhance women empowerment according to different factors in 4 districts of Rajshahi, Khulna and Rangpur divisions. Women are more informed as well as conscious about the empowerment enhancing indicators like female education, tailoring, livestock and poultry training, savings money, micro credit and computer training through GO/NGOs. Women’s education significantly impacts on receiving information on six effective indicators of women empowerment. Most of the women up to secondary level of education perceived the information about women empowerment from different GO/NGOs. After receiving information maximum numbers of women are involved in micro credit program to enhance their own capabilities. The outputs of the study demonstrate the policy implications that can improve the empowerment of reproductive aged married women. Education and employment opportunities should be created for them to increase their self-esteem and also increase their status in society. So it is suggested to provide information as well as different interventions through NGOs and GOs properly so that it can develop the women’s consciousness regarding women empowerment. Finally, it is suggested to provide effective policy to minimize the gap between men and women and to ensure their rights in every sphere of life. Keywords: contingency, women empowerment, multiple linear regression, percentage distribution Introduction Traditionally the state has interpreted women's needs to suit its own preferences. The typical consideration that women have received information from different sectors has been in their capacity. Women would be empowered moment after moment by adopting knowledge and receiving sense on equal right for various part of life. So they can be identified as a part and parcel of society and by this way they treated as empowered with increasing sense and sensitivity of some important phenomena in everyday life. Any person or any institution can help the women be empowered by this process to the way of reaching information to them about some important indicators of women empowerment. Women can be sought for receiving information about some indicators that can help them to be empowered in the society. It is acknowledged that with the advancement of time, the fact has now been recognized that without empowering women the national development cannot be achieved because it emphasizes the idea of women as active agents in, rather than passively recipients of development strategies. From the long run there is an emphasis on women participation in different activities as the way to women empowerment. The government of Bangladesh has from time to time enacted or amended several Acts to safeguard women’s legal right or to improve their status. It is not only a demand for simple justice or democracy but can also be seen as a necessary condition for women’s interests to increase their empowerment. An effective initiative of Government Organizations (GOs) and/or Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) through the help of civil society can dissolve the barrier at all. Women have equal rights with men in all spheres of the state and public life. The presence and participation of women in decision making process would enable them to empower themselves. Women empowerment being the subject of the concern among the policy makers of developing countries, the integration of women into the development process and therefore their participation in economic activities along with men, have been gaining importance in many national development plans. Development planners initially assumed that overall economic development and the process of modernization would bring about an improvement in the status of women by benefiting both men and women equally (Lewina, 1999) [1] .