International Journal of Research in Economics and Social Sciences
Year : 2016, Volume : 6, Issue : 4
First page : ( 71) Last page : ( 79)
Online ISSN : 2249-7382.

Locating Women in Development Process in India

Dr. Upadhyay Manjula

Assistant Professor, HOD, Department of Economics, A P Sen Memorial Girls Degree College, Lucknow-226001, Uttar Pradesh, India, Mobile Phone: 9415214750

Online published on 20 April, 2017.

Abstract

'Gender bias ’is a term commonly used to describe how far behind women have remained in seizing opportunities for improving their level of living. Gender inequality represents an untapped source for stimulating economic growth and promoting social development. Gender is just one of a multiplicity of inequalities that combine to form the patterns of poverty and exclusion that we see in the world today. As the country's economic and social indicators improve, there is an increasing demand for ending the discrimination against women. Women are deprived from having equal access to social services as well as to physical and social capital. Women face various constraints related to social norms and values that govern the gender division of labour in production and reproduction. The care work burdens and responsibilities are reinforced by strong gender norms. Attitudinal changes need to be brought about through awareness in society. Action can also be taken to better target government expenditures to maximise their impact on gender inequality.

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Keywords

gender equality, gender budgeting, health status, educational attainment, social capital, poverty and gender.

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