Bearing the Brunt

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 women are bearing the brunt of the increase in rural economic distress at the turn of the century, with spillover effects on their physical and social wellbeing. The gender gap index shows a widening of the gender gap in welfare between mid-nineties and this decade. The discourse is based on official statistics obtained mainly from the National Sample Survey and the Census of India.

This book will be an excellent reference source for researchers working in the fields of development economics, health, education and welfare economics and gender studies. It will also add value to the programmes of government departments, NGOs, and other institutions that are working in the fields of women and child welfare, rural development, equitable growth and gender parity.

Sommario

Foreword - M S Swaminathan
Introduction
PART ONE: SPREADING RURAL DISTRESS AT THE TURN OF THE CENTURY: Marginalization of Rural Workforce
Shrinking Land Base
Rising Indebtedness
Declining Profitability of Farming
Fewer Livestock Assets with the Poor
PART TWO: WOMEN IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION: Feminization of Agriculture
Women's Access to Technology
Women's Access to Land and Water Resources
PART THREE: WOMEN IN NATURAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT: Women's Involvement in Natural Resources
Types of Natural Resource Conservation Efforts
Women in Natural Resource Management Programmes
Benefits from Women's Participation in Natural Resource Management
PART FOUR: WOMEN'S ACCESS TO LIVELIHOODS: Labour Force Participation and Work Participation of Women
Type of Employment Available to Women
Women's Paid Work and Un-paid Work
Unemployment and Wage Differentials
Women's Access to Literacy and Education
Micro Credit and the Self-help Groups
PART FIVE: WOMEN'S SURVIVAL, NUTRITION AND HEALTH CARE: Survival Chances
Food Intake and Nutritional Status
Health Care
PART FIVE: GENDER GAP INDEX: About Gender Equity
Widening Gender Gap
Reasons for the Widening Gender Gap
Policy Implications

Info autore

Swarna S Vepa is currently Visiting Professor, Madras School of Economics. Earlier, she has been the Programme Director and Ford Foundation Chair of Women and Sustainable Food Security at the M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai. She is a former researcher and faculty member at Delhi University, the Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi University Enclave, and researcher at Bombay University. Dr Vepa also held the position of Senior Executive at the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi. Her fields of specialization include gender issues in agriculture, agricultural stability and sustainability, and reforms related to poverty, inequality, and employment. Dr Vepa is involved with policy reports, publications, and advocacy in India and Asia. She has contributed to a number of publications such as Gender, Food, Security and Rural Livelihoods, edited by Maithreyi Krishnaraj (2007) Stree, Kolkata and Halving Hunger: It Can be Done (UN Millennium Project) edited by Pedro Sanchez, M.S. Swaminathan, Philip Dobie, Nalan Yuksel (2005). She was responsible for bringing out the three Food Security Atlases published by MSSRF and WFP in 2001, 2002, and 2004.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Swana S. Vepa, Swarna S. Vepa
• Editore: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2009
• Pagine: 260
• Dimensioni: 145 mm x 216 mm x 20 mm
• Peso: 416 g
• Categoria: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica