In the context of bridging the gap generated by gender inequality, increasing attention is being paid today to women empowerment by all the non governmental organizations. Hence, from April 1999 onwards, the Tamil Nadu Social Service Society (TASOSS) - the regional forum of all the Diocesan Social Service Societies in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry has undertaken its own women empowerment programme by bringing together women into groups at village levels and federating them at the Panchayat Union, Taluk, District and State levels to make them realize their strength when united and make them understand that they have a say at every level in all matters pertaining to decision making, implementation and evaluation.