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Our Reporter Dimapur, Oct. 13 (EMN): Much progress has been made in the field of education and employment, especially in the urban areas, yet empowerment in the real sense is debatable as Naga women do not have real decision making powers within their home, community, over land and others, stated Nchumbeni S Ovung, research scholar, department of Economics from St. Joseph University. She was speaking on the topic “A study on the role of women-centric schemes towards women empowerment in Nagaland” at a one-day national seminar on “Role of women in preserving cultural heritage in North East India organised by North East Zone Cultural Centre (NEZCC), Dimapur, in collaboration with department of Education, Immanuel College, Dimapur. She stated that Naga society is patriarchal and ‘believes women must be respected, but the traditional law clearly distinguishes gender roles and gendered responsibilities’. Ovung stated that that women are in-charge of ‘domestic issues’ while men