It is possible, reading standard histories, to forget half the population of the country. The explorers were men, the land holders and merchant’s men, the political leader’s men, the military figures men. The very in visibility of women, the overlooking of women, is a sign of their submerged status” (Howard zinn) Women constitute an integral part of the social structure of the world. Without women the world becomes unfeasible. The contribution of women towards world, society and humanity is great. Women constitute almost half of the total human resources (population) of world. But the hegemonic masculine ideology made them suffer a lot as they were denied equal opportunities in different parts of the world. Since the ancient times the voice of women has not been commensurate to their numerical strength and their socio, economic roles in the society have always been depressed. The rise of feminist ideas has however, led to the tremendous improvement of woman’s condition throughout the world in recent times. Access to education has been one of the most pressing demands of these women rights movements. Women education In India has also been a major area of concern for both the government and civil society and some statistics have changed since independence, many ground realities have not Gender gap still persists in almost all aspects of women education. The focus of this proper is on the empowerment of women with the help of education particularly after independence.