Bearing the brunt [electronic resource] : impact of rural distress on women / Swarna S. Vepa.

9788132102540 (electronic book)
9788178299259

New Delhi ; Thousand Oaks : SAGE, c2009.

English

1 online resource (xxvii, 230 p.)

HQ1742 .V434 2009eb

This book refutes the rising general perception that the gender gap in India is decreasing. The argument is strengthened by calculating the gender gap index at two time periods and providing quantitative information along with information pertaining to numerous case studies. Selecting relevant welfare indicators and focusing on the neglected dimensions of gender equity, Bearing the Brunt: Impact of Rural Distress on Women discusses the gendered impact of rural economic distress with respect to employment, agricultural production, natural resource management and food security.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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