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Book SynopsisThis 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.
Trade Review“This is an interesting and wide-ranging book … . the book explicitly sets out to offer a critical perspective on women in the workforce in the context of macroeconomic policies and neo-liberal economic globalisation.” (Geeta Balakrishnan, Social Change, Vol. 53 (4), December, 2023)
“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)
Table of Contents1. 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
