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

Author
Vepa, Swarna S.
Published
New Delhi, India : SAGE Publications Indix ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2009.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xxvii, 230 pages)
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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.
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ISBN
9788132102540 (electronic bk.)
8132102541 (electronic bk.)
9788132112617 (ebook)
813211261X (ebook)
9788178299259 (print ; hbk.)
8178299259 (print ; hbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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