Nexus between trade liberalization, gender and employment – with a special reference to India's plantation sector

The impact of trade liberalization on gender is explored in this chapter with a special reference to India’s plantation sector. One the one hand, analysis fails to supports the theoretical construct of NTT theory that trade openness in the case of India’s plantation sector would facilitate better employment opportunities for women; on the other hand, it maintains the endogenous growth model view point that trade liberalization may further widen the gap between males and females.