Women empowerment became a much sought-after topic for researchers of various disciplines in recent years. Since then, various attempts have been made to measure it. In due course of time, few scales and dimensions came up. The present paper focuses on the socio-cultural dimension used to measure women empowerment. This dimension covers certain sub domains like marriage system, norms regarding women’s physical mobility, non-familial social support system and networks available to women. Higher education has been considered the greatest tool of development and women empowerment. Higher education not only makes an individual capable enough to be employed but also increases their socio-cultural accessibility leading to the development of their social-capital which has become critical in present times as far as empowerment is concerned. Thus, the study of women empowerment across socio-cultural dimension within the institution of higher education provides a great understanding of the current status of women in terms of empowerment.