Bearing the brunt : impact of rural distress on women / Swarna S. Vepa.

By:

Vepa, Swarna S

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New Delhi, India : SAGE Publications Indix ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (xxvii, 230 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9788132102540
8132102541
9788132112617
813211261X

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Bearing the brunt.DDC classification:

305.48/969420954091734 22

LOC classification:

HQ1742 .V434 2009eb

Online resources:

Click here to access online

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

Item type:

Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.

Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode
Electronic-Books	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	E-Books EBSCO			Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Print version record.

eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - Worldwide

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.