Indian women in subsistence and agricultural labour

Mies M., Lalitha K. and Kumari K.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper comprising a case study on the economic role of low income rural women, especially as women workers employed in subsistence farming in Andra Pradesh, India. Covers labour force participation, sexual division of labour, sex discrimination in land tenure and occupational structure, the role of women's organizations, income generating activities, employment as agricultural workers and domestic workers, income and family budget. Discusses the effect of the milk credit scheme on poverty. References.

Keywords: economic role; low income.; rural women; women workers; subsistence farming; labour force participation; sexual division of labour; sex discrimination; land tenure; occupational structure; womens organization; income generating activities; employment; agricultural workers.; domestic worker; income; household expenditure; development project.; poverty; rôle économique; faible revenu; femmes rurales; travailleuses; agriculture de subsistance; taux d'activité; division du travail basée sur le sexe; discrimination fondée sur le sexe; régime foncier; structure de l'emploi; organisation féminine; activités rémunératrices; emploi; travailleur agricole; employé de maison; revenu; dépenses des ménages; projet de développement; pauvreté; papel económico; bajos ingresos; mujeres rurales; trabajadoras; agricultura de subsistencia; tasa de actividad de mano de obra; división del trabajo por sexo; discriminación por razones de sexo; tenencia de la tierra; estructura del empleo; organización femenina; actividades generadoras de ingresos; empleo; trabajador agrícola; trabajador doméstico; ingreso; gasto de los hogares; proyecto de desarrollo; pobreza (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 246 P. pages
Date: 1983
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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