Book Description
Tremendous Changes Have Been Recorded In The Nature And Intensity The Problems Now Being Encountered By Different Segments Of Women In Different Socio-Economy-Cultural Of The Country. A Paradigm Shift Is Therefore Needed In The Approach And Methodology Empowering Them. A Vital Per-Requisite To Do So Is To The Transformed Empowerment Tasks. However, This Is Lacking In Most Exercises Attempting Analysis, Identification Of The Areas Of Intervention, Planning And Designing Programmer, Organization Structures And Processes To Deliver The Intended Services And Inputs To Produce Desired Outcomes And Impacts. Viewed In This Backdrop, This Volume Is Outstanding Departure Form The Previous Studies. The Collection Of 26 Very Carefully Selected Studies Is First Serious Attempt To Begin Out Mapping Out The Specifics Of The Situation Analyses And Thereby Facilitating Diversified Solution Calibrated To Meet The Specific Requirement And Contextual Ties Of Women S Empowerment In India. In Dealing With The Contemporary Tasks Of Women S Empowerment, It Covers This Larger Task Space Under Five Major Sub-Themes. These Are: Masculinity And Violence On Women; Survival, Reproduction And Protection From Lethal Threats; Issues In Access, Choice And Substance In Education: Presence, Agency And Control In Traditional Economic Activities; And Space, Voice And Turbulence In The Newer Sectors Of Economy. This Very And Authentic Account Of Changed Contexts And Transformed Tasks Of Empowerment Of Indian Women In The Twenty First Century Will Certainly Interest Al Those Involved With Women S Issues And Particularly Those Wedded To More Effective Ways Of Empowering The Indian Women.