Overview

This book explores Indian women's economic contribution through paid and unpaid work in different sectors of the economy and society in extremely diverse life situations and geographical locations. It highlights gender implications of interlinkages between local, national, regional and global dimensions of women's paid and unpaid work in India. It encompasses a vast canvas of life worlds of working women in the metropolitan, urban, peri-urban, rural, tribal areas in manufacturing, agricultural, fisheries, sericulture, plantation and service sectors of the Indian economy. It provides nuanced insights into intersectional marginalities of caste, class, ethnicity, religion and gender. The chapters are based on primary data collection and triangulation of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. It presents the multiple marginalities of Indian women in the globalized political economy of the 21st century. It not only focuses on emerging issues but also suggests evidence-based policy imperatives. This book is an essential read for researchers, scholars, policymakers, practitioners and students of women/gender studies.  

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Author:   Vibhuti Patel ,  Nandita Mondal
Publisher:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Imprint:   Springer Verlag, Singapore
Edition:   1st ed. 2022
Weight:   0.462kg
ISBN:  

9789811699764

ISBN 10:   9811699763
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   30 March 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1.      Introduction            Vibhuti Patel and Nandita Mondal  I MACROECONOMY AND WOMEN’S WORK  2.      Macroeconomic Policies, Globalisation and Women in the Work Force Vibhuti Patel  3.      Women’s Work:  Worker’s Agency and Dignity of Labour Under Lens Nandita Mondal  4.      Where do Migrant Women Work? Glimpses of Paid and Unpaid Work among Women Migrant Workers in Informal Sector in India Ananya Chakraborty II  WOMEN IN THE URBAN ECONOMY AND REGIONAL DIVERSITY  5.      Women’s Paid Work as a Bubble of Empowerment: A Case Study of a Social Enterprise Working with Women Artisans              Kaniska Singh and Asfia Jamal   6.      Social Framework Analyses of Organizational Role Stress among Working Women in India             Deepmala Baghel  7.      Gender, Labour, and the Social Reproduction of Motherhood:  A Study of Commercial Surrogacy in Mumbai Aishwarya Chandran  8.      The Travails of Doing Business on the Streets of Aizawl: A Gendered Perspective Lalremruati Rodi and Rama Ramswamy  9.      Negotiating Rights for Street Vendors: The Importance of Incorporating a Gender Perspective Gayatri Sharm 10.  Begging or Caste-based Urban occupations? Pournima Arvel  11.  Making Visible the Invisible: Women Artists and Herstory Saptam Patel  12.  Breaking Boundaries- Women in the Non-Traditional Livelihoods as Professional Drivers Radhika Uppal and Amrita Gupta III WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED OCCUPATIONS  13.  Women’s Participation in Livestock Raising – Evidence from NSSO Employment and Unemployment Surveys 1993-94 to 2011-12 R. Vijayamba  14.  Gender and Livelihood in Post Cocoon Activity: Understanding Patriarchal Legitimization of Women’s Work in Raigarh, Chhatisgarh Kanchan Thomasina Ekka  15.  The Precarity among Women Workforce in Handloom Sector at Sualkuchi, Assam Reshmi 16.  A Critical Interrogation of the Role of Self-Help Groups in the Rehabilitation of Former Devadasis in Belgaum District of Karnataka Lavanya Shanbhogue Arvind  17. Economic Crises and Plantation Labour: Changing Contours of Women’s Work in the Tea Sector Ashmita Sharma

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“The book by Patel and Mondel is treasure of knowledge for anyone who wishes to learn and comprehend ‘women and work’, whether in totality or with respect to any specific segment/domain. It is an eclectic assemblage inclusive of theoretical underpinnings and voices from the rural as well as urban grassroots. A must read for academicians, researchers, students, practitioners from wide disciplines to expand their knowledge and attain holistic understanding on the subject!” (Meenu Anand, The Urban World, Vol. 15 (2), 2022)

The book by Patel and Mondel is treasure of knowledge for anyone who wishes to learn and comprehend 'women and work', whether in totality or with respect to any specific segment/domain. It is an eclectic assemblage inclusive of theoretical underpinnings and voices from the rural as well as urban grassroots. A must read for academicians, researchers, students, practitioners from wide disciplines to expand their knowledge and attain holistic understanding on the subject! (Meenu Anand, The Urban World, Vol. 15 (2), 2022)

Author Information

Vibhuti Patel is Ph.D. in Economics, University of Mumbai. She was awarded Visiting Fellowship to the London School of Economics and Politcal Science from Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK, in 1992-93. She has authored and co-authored 12 books; edited and co-edited 9 books and contributed over 100 papers as chapters in various books edited by others. She has also authored and co-authored 34 research monographs and reports. Her research papers, comments, commentaries and reviews have been published in the national as well as international academic journals. For E PG Pathshala, UGC, Delhi, she has been a paper coordinator for ‘Women and Economics’ (20 modules) for M.A. Women’s Studies Course, and she has been a writer for 9 modules and reviewer for 11 modules. Video recorded 11 modules. For course on M.A. in Adult, Continuing and Extension Education, she wrote and presented 4 modules, and video recorded 4 modules. Nandita Mondal is an assistant professor, Centre for Labour Studies, School of Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, and is a trained social worker from Visva Bharati, Santiniketan. She has worked on empowerment of Koli fisherwomen in Mumbai for her Ph.D. from the University of Mumbai. She has worked with government, nongovernment and corporate as well as educational institutions during her professional career across India spanning nearly three decades. Her research interest covers the issues of women in informal labour, women’s work and dignity, cooperative governance and women, child labour and corporate social responsibility.  She has several refereed publications and numerous professional presentations to her credit.

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