TY  - BOOK
AU  - Vepa,Swarna S.
TI  - Bearing the brunt: impact of rural distress on women 
SN  - 9788132102540
AV  - HQ1742 .V434 2009eb
U1  - 305.48/969420954091734 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New Delhi, India, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
PB  - SAGE Publications Indix, SAGE
KW  - Rural women
KW  - India
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Sex discrimination against women
KW  - Femmes en milieu rural
KW  - Inde
KW  - Conditions économiques
KW  - Discrimination à l'égard des femmes
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Women's Studies
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Economic history
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Spreading Rural Distress at the Turn of the Century; Women in Agricultural Production; Women in Natural Resource Conservation and Management; Women's Access to Livelihoods; Women's Survival, Nutrition, and Healthcare; Gender Gap Index; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
N2  - 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. It shows that wom
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