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Synopsis This book has adopted an interdisciplinary perspective to examine political economy of Gender and Empowerment. The discourses on gender implications of micro and macro realities by authors focus on women’s predicaments in the private and public spheres of life. It brings to the fore women’s agency in the midst of multifaceted hurdles posed by patriarchal powers. It shows how patriarchy thrives on control of women’s sexuality, fertility and labour for male hegemony over economics resources, psychological and emotional command and cultural dominance. The articles deliberate on conceptual understanding on gender questions, Challenges to conventional social work approach to gender issues, survival struggles of women and girls from womb to tomb, pre- birth elimination of girls by sex selective abortion and pre-conception selection of son, increasing intensity, newer forms of violence against children in the domestic arena and society- Child sexual abuse and gender differences on emotional intelligence- coping strategies and anxiety. The articles analyse work profile of women in the context of economics globalization, women workers in post Independent Eritrea, meaning of just and caring economy, women’s right to land in urban poor habitat in Mumbai and Women’s Leadership in Micro- finance.