“Landholding-patriarchy hypothesis” and women's autonomy in rural India

Srinivas Goli and Ladumai Maikho Apollo Pou

International Journal of Social Economics, 2014, vol. 41, issue 3, 213-232

Abstract: Purpose - – The paper aims to find out how far the size of household landholding directs patriarchal traits and thus influence women's autonomy. Design/methodology/approach - – The study used a two-part methodology. The first part provides theoretical background based on existing literature on women's autonomy and related information in formulating the “landholding-patriarchy hypotheses”. The second part of this study evaluates the empirical evidences of the association between the size of household landholding and women's autonomy. Findings - – Results indicate considerable variation in women's autonomy with the size of their household landholding: women's autonomy decreases with increasing size of household landholding. Evidence suggests that landholding directs patriarchal traits, as manifested in a reasonable influence on women's autonomy in rural India. Originality/value - – The paper innovates a means to understand the contributing factors to lowering women's autonomy, thus explore the relevance of “landholding-patriarchy hypothesis”.

Keywords: Gender; Property rights; Agricultural economies; Social policy; Feminism; Rights (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1108/IJSE-09-2012-0166

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