Changing Status and Role of Women in Indian SocietyC. Chakrapani, S. Vijaya Kumar The Multi-disciplinary and comprehensive collection of articles presented in this volume provides a valuable discussion on the status and role of the women in development of the society. Till recently, women were treated on a different pedestal, depriving them of their rights but reminding them of their duties. But with the changing times, the role of women has changed from child bearing and rearing to bread earner. This book brings under one cover the role of women in the changing society and their changing roles under the broad categories of Health, Education, Employment, Politics, Popular Movements and Development. |
Contents
Preface | 11 |
Introduction 1 | 11 |
Caste and Womens Participation | 11 |
Womens Developmental Issues | 27 |
Rural Women | 39 |
Changing Directions in the Status | 51 |
Role of Women in Nutritional Ecosystems | 67 |
Development and Population Growth in India | 83 |
The Role of Higher Education in | 177 |
Women Workers | 209 |
Tribal Women and Developmental Programmes | 225 |
Role of Women in Economic Activity | 237 |
Migration | 247 |
Tribal Womens Issues | 265 |
Economic Independence for Women | 279 |
Discrimination Against Women in Rural | 291 |
Class Status and Direction Making among | 97 |
Women and Child Development Constraints | 111 |
Amniocentesis | 127 |
Women and Health Delivery | 135 |
Women in Engineering Education | 145 |
Women in Panchayati Raj Bodies | 311 |
Women and Political Participation in India 32 | 325 |
Womens Movement Against Liquor | 335 |
Welfare Measures for the Emancipation | 347 |
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