Vol. 7, Special Issue 6 (2019)
Gender disparity in wage distribution under Indian agricultural scenarios
Author(s): Suborna Roy Choudhury, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta and Kanhaiya Lal
Abstract: Women make essential contributions to the agricultural and rural economies in all developing countries. Rural Women form the most important productive work force in the economy of majority of the developing nations including India. Agriculture sector employs 4/5th of all economically active women in the country. 48% of India’s self-employed farmers are women. Women’s dependence on agricultural wage labour as a source of income has also increased in the regions with the destruction of many household based industries employing mainly women. Their roles vary considerably between and within regions and are changing rapidly in many parts of the world, where economic and social forces are transforming the agricultural sector. Rural women often manage complex households and pursue multiple livelihood strategies. Their activities typically include producing agricultural crops, tending animals, processing and preparing food, working for wages in agricultural or other rural enterprises, collecting fuel and water, engaging in trade and marketing, caring for family members and maintaining their homes. Many of these activities are not defined as “economically active employment†in national accounts but they are essential to the well-being of rural households. Despite such a huge involvement, her role and dignity has yet not been recognized. Women’s status is low by all social, economic, and political indicators. Women’s wage work is considered a threat to the male ego and women engagement in multiple home-based economic activities leads to under remuneration for their work. In this regard government must formulate policies to enhance their skills and their work should be counted in economic indicators.
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Suborna Roy Choudhury, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta and Kanhaiya Lal. Gender disparity in wage distribution under Indian agricultural scenarios. International Journal of Chemical Studies. 2019; 7(6): 556-559.
