ABSTRACT
Women's work is central to the social and economic aspirations of the countries of South Asia. Their contribution to agriculture, industry and services is critical. However, planners and policy makers frequently ignore women's economic roles, drawing simplistic conclusions from inadequate data. Women and Work in South Asia provides a cross-cultural perspective on research on women's work in South Asia. Integrating macro and micro analysis, Asian and Western contributors analyse the inadequacies of official statistics and explore, through case studies, the cultural and socio-economic position of women at work in the region.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|81 pages
The structure of the workforce
chapter 2|25 pages
Gender and caste inequities in workforce participation in urban india
part 2|90 pages
Division of labour in household and non-household economies
chapter 7|16 pages
Agricultural development and work pattern of women in a north indian village 1
chapter 8|13 pages
Division of labour and women's work in a mountain society
part 3|28 pages
Gender ideology, power and powerlessness: empirical observations
chapter 9|13 pages
Towards increased autonomy?
part 4|15 pages
Epilogue