Women in Rural Development

Women in Rural Development
Author: Kiran Prasad
Publisher: Women's Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2006
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

Contributed articles on socio-economic status of rural women in India.

Women in Rural Society

Women in Rural Society
Author: Navaneeta Rath
Publisher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.
Total Pages: 204
Release: 1996
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9788185880891

Study with reference to Orissa, India.

Gender and Rural Development: Introduction

Gender and Rural Development: Introduction
Author: Olanike F. Deji
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2011
Genre: History
ISBN: 3643901038

Gender equality is gaining global recognition as a catalyst for sustainable development, and a proven stratagem for alleviating poverty and enhancing food security in developing countries of Africa, where agriculture is the main economic stay. The book Gender and Rural Development: Volume 1 introduces gender discussions into key topics in the curriculum for Nigerian university agricultural undergraduate studies, with the purpose of enhancing gender responsive agricultural and rural development programs, projects, policies and budgets required for sustainable development. (Series: Spektrum. Berliner Reihe zu Gesellschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik in Entwicklungsl�¤ndern/Berlin Series on Society, Economy and Politics in Developing Countries - Vol. 106)

Women's Participation in Rural Development

Women's Participation in Rural Development
Author: Subir Ghosh
Publisher:
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2008
Genre: Women
ISBN:

All over the world, the significance of women s participation in the workforce has resulted in significant transformation in the family set up and the economy. Since 1950s, women s participation in economic activities has been increasing rapidly. Rural de

Rural Women at Work

Rural Women at Work
Author: Ruth B. Dixon-Mueller
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 251
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1135994145

First Published in 2011. This study is Volume I of the Global Environment and Development 7 volume set. One of the most promising areas identified in the initial study was female labor-force participation. If good jobs at decent wages were offered to women, particularly those living in rural areas, would such employment have an effect on family size? Would their jobs compete for the women's time as mothers and housewives, offer them an alternative route to acquiring status and a sense of purpose, and perhaps also provide the women with an independent source of income which would enable them to achieve more control over their lives? But, as the original volume makes clear, the situation is more complicated than it first appears to be.

Women, Demography and Development

Women, Demography and Development
Author: Helen Ruth Elizabeth Ware
Publisher:
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1981
Genre: Social Science
ISBN:

This book examines demographic experiences of women in developing countries to explain how many generalizations concerning women's limited participation in development are due to misunderstandings relating to women's productive and reproductive roles.