Latest studies reveal that women, despite accounting for half of the global population, only take home a tenth of the global income. Be it income or education disparity, women and girl children in India often have to navigate a path riddled with insurmountable obstacles. This is especially true in the case of the people living in rural regions, accounting for two thirds of the country’s total population. While the Indian government has introduced several initiatives and enacted laws geared towards promoting women empowerment, the different grassroots level programmes and execution done by NGOs working for education and women's health is invaluable. Read on as we discuss three barriers to women empowerment in India and how NGOs for women are making a difference. Female Infanticide Aborting female fetuses after determining sex is a common practice observed across the country. While the rate of female infanticide has come down over the years, the practice is rampant across rural