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Synopsis Gender equity and empowerment of women have been the main issues over last 3 to 4 decades of last millennium throughout the globe. Easy methods are not available to calculate the speedy development of women due to long standing social aberrations. The women elite composed of the active and influential women of different fields definitely form a separate group, who can inspire women in general and their background and attitude can find ways of imparting welfare measures of women in particular. This treatise deals at length women elite of India. It has categorised them into political, bureaucratic and managerial elite. It describes a field study of women. There is projection of a specific socio-economic profile. Their attitude to different issues relevant to women have been dealt at length. The book will be of use to students and researchers on women development. Administrators working on women welfare can get suggestions of women elite on issues related to women. These materials may serve as anchorage in imparting welfare measures.