The Role of Women in Rural Development

Download or read book The Role of Women in Rural Development written by S. Giriappa and published by Daya Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book deals on a field survey on the role of women in eleven different activities in the rural sectors. It covers such aspects like labour absorption, decision-making role and socio-economic characteristics of women in male dominated households. The activities covered are agriculture, fisheries, bidi-rolling, industry, services, artisans, small businesses, government employees, maid servants etc. Contents Chapter 1: The Status of Women; Chapter 2: Problem and Method; Chapter 3: Decision Making Profiles; Chapter 4: Working Conditions and Productivity; Chapter 5: Decision Role in Household Expenditure; Chapter 6: Female Labour Participation in Agriculture; Chapter 7: Some Specific Issues; Chapter 8: Conclusion.