Panchayati Raj and Women Empowerment : Microfinance and Agriculture
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Indian women -- socio-economic status. 3. Women in Panchayati Raj: Grassroots democracy in India. 4. The impact of reservation in the Panchayati Raj: evidence from a nationwide randomized experiment. 5. A keystone of microfinance in India women empowerment and social security. 6. Women in agriculture. 7. Empowering women in agriculture. 8. National policy for the empowerment of women (2001). 9. Guidelines o women’s empowerment for the UN resident coordinator system. 10. Gender justice: digitally empowered women. Bibliography. Index.
This book explains the route lines of women empowerment, micro finance and agriculture in the current era of twenty-first century. As per the old and traditional system in Indian society the women were the second grade citizens of the society. The social boundations and limitations are always impressed upon them to control their status and natural rights in the society.
The book shows the socio economic status of Indian women and ho the present democratic system provides them equality and strives to get them into an elected political system. The political and economic empowerment is the key factor by which a real empowerment can be materialized. The women of SC and ST and OBCs are also getting their reservations by the lottery selection system of seats throughout the country and playing their role in the development of society.
In the economic and financial direction the women are doing many constructive works--they are getting microfinance as self help groups providing them a saving and planned investment system and to make their own demand/need and working status.
It the book the key factors of women empowerment in agriculture and related fields are being covered and how women can get a real sense of power and social security for themselves.
The main social safety parameters and safeguards are discussed in view of UN resident co-coordinator system and a real gender disparity scenario has been discussed to explain the overall environment of equality.
This book explains the route lines of women empowerment, micro finance and agriculture in the current era of twenty-first century. As per the old and traditional system in Indian society the women were the second grade citizens of the society. The social boundations and limitations are always impressed upon them to control their status and natural rights in the society.
The book shows the socio economic status of Indian women and ho the present democratic system provides them equality and strives to get them into an elected political system. The political and economic empowerment is the key factor by which a real empowerment can be materialized. The women of SC and ST and OBCs are also getting their reservations by the lottery selection system of seats throughout the country and playing their role in the development of society.
In the economic and financial direction the women are doing many constructive works--they are getting microfinance as self help groups providing them a saving and planned investment system and to make their own demand/need and working status.
It the book the key factors of women empowerment in agriculture and related fields are being covered and how women can get a real sense of power and social security for themselves.
The main social safety parameters and safeguards are discussed in view of UN resident co-coordinator system and a real gender disparity scenario has been discussed to explain the overall environment of equality.
