Dr. Chandrikaben Raval explains the following features in explaining women empowerment:
Women empowerment is a process.
In this process women get their place and space.
This process is a series of efforts made by women collectively and consciously.
This process makes women realize their rights.
This process is a new concept of power.
Women empowerment is a process of social change.
This process is linked to women's consciousness, experience, thought, behavior, etc.
This process replaces traditional beliefs about women.
The process is not anti-masculine, but aimed at the kind of women who go beyond their self-esteem and self-confidence in society.