Women as Human Resource: Health, Nutrition Education & Programmes

Women constitute nearly half of the human population on the earth. Almost in all societies women are considered inferior to their male counterparts. Amidst a plenty of literature on women and related issues, this book is unique. The contents of the book are: An Overview of Women’s Health and Nutrition; Breastfeeding: An Overview; Promotion and Protection of Breastfeeding; Monitoring Breastfeeding; Role of Health Workers and Voluntary Organisations in Implementation of the Act; Women: Education and Development; Women’s Education: An Overview; Challenge of Education-A Policy Perspective; National Policy on Education 1986; Dr, Radhakrishnan Commission Report on Women’s Education; Kothari Commission Report, 1964-66; Education Commission and After; Five Year Plans; Television and Video Flow into India; Education, Employment and Marriage: Which is Significant?; Conferences and Committees for the Welfare of Women; Mahila Samriddhi Yojana; Indira Mahila Yojana; Women Access to Rural Development and Agriculture; Developing Human Resources; Developing Women as Human Resource; Women as Human Resource: Some Corrective Measures for Twenty-first Century. Researchers, academics, policy planners, and administrators besides the women activists and NGOs will find this book most informative and useful.