Bearing the Brunt: Impact of Rural Distress on Women

Abstract

Foreword - M S Swaminathan Introduction Marginalization of Rural Workforce Shrinking Land Base Rising Indebtedness Declining Profitability of Farming Women's Access to Technology Women's Access to Land and Water Resources Implications for Productivity Enhancement in Agriculture Women's Involvement with Natural Resources Types of Natural Resource Conservation Efforts Women in Natural Resource Management Programmes Benefits from Women's Participation in the Natural Resource Management Labour Force Participation and Work Participation of Women Type of Employment Available to Women Women's Paid Work and Unpaid Work Unemployment and Wage Differentials Micro-Credit and the Self-help Groups Widening Gender Gap Reasons for Widening Gender Gap