Abstract

This paper recognizes a linkage between the socio-economic status of women and the domestic violence faced by them in our country. The widespread presence of domestic violence is a very serious issue which shows the entrenched socio-cultural and legal agitation. It shows how economic empowerment can impact a woman's life positively as well as in a negative way. It focuses on the role of laws which are specifically enforced to protect women, such as the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 and studies as to how the economic condition affects women's potential to get enough from these reforms, participate in the decision making in their families and have a say on their lives. This study also considers possible legal reforms that can help protect women's economic interests in order to decrease abusive patterns.

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