01245nam a22001457a 4500 530465 530465 250617b ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Kavya C.T. 54437 Towards Achieving SDG-5: Social Empowerment of Women through self help groups in Kodagu District of Karnataka Indian Journal of Political Science 85(1), Jan-Mar, 2024: p.77-82 The United Nations has included empowerment of women as one of the Sustainable Development Goals. The Sustainable Development Goal 5 states " Achieve gender equality and empower all women all girls." The patriarchal system prevalent in India has lead to the tradition of entrusting women with domestic responsibility. This tradition coupled with the associated social stigma has an influence on the extent of social freedom of women in comparison with their male counterparts. The women's self Help Groups are established to help women members' achieve socio- economic empowerment. The present study explores the role of SHGs in promoting social freedom among women in Kodagu district of Karnataka. - Reproduced self help group, women empowerment, social empowerment 54438 AR 0 0 ddc 0 0 405659 IIPA IIPA 2025-06-17 AR136228 2025-06-17 AR