This book is an outcome of collective research work done by various researchers all over South Asia on the recent trends of the condition of women in spheres of empowerment and welfare. In twenty-five essays, authors collectively explored situation of women in the South Asian scenario in several domains including the women condition in workforce, domestic arena, Covid 19 period; their manifestation in public policies, literature and visual arts in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. I believe that this collection of essays can become a benchmark for the future as well as spur new research agendas and projects that will put the region into a much-needed conversation on the recent trends of women empowerment and welfare in India, Bangladesh and Nepal. The volume is essential reading for social scientists, bureaucrats and non-governmental political activists interested in empowerment and welfare of women. It will also appeal to public policyanalysts and feminist scholars who have yet to adopt the contribution of critical development studies in the analysis of different dimensions of female rights and liberties.