Women and Their Interests in Rural India

Pani, N (2023) Women and Their Interests in Rural India. In: Indian Journal of Gender Studies, 30 (3). pp. 288-308.

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Abstract

There is a substantial and growing recognition of the hazards of treating the interests of women as being homogenous. A variety of sources focus on diversity in the interests of a woman, ranging from bargaining with patriarchy where she is forced to carry out diverse tasks within the household, to the extension of these negotiations elsewhere in her socio-economic reality. These challenges are accentuated at times of wider social transformation. Responses of women to these challenges are also influenced by their position within the household. This article seeks to gain insights into the complex negotiations between women, households and society in times of socio-economic transformation by exploring the relationship between women�s interests, strategic gender interests and practical gender interests within households that are headed by women. It does so through an empirical examination of the linkages between these interests of women across four different patterns of transformation in 21st-century rural India. © 2023 CWDS.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Indian Journal of Gender Studies
Publisher:	Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd
Additional Information:	The copyright for this article belongs to Sage Publications India Pvt. Ltd.
Department/Centre:	Others
Date Deposited:	15 Mar 2024 05:55
Last Modified:	15 Mar 2024 05:55
URI:	https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/84257

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