"The rapid changes in the quality of life in the past three decades have been the result of sweeping socio-economic, technological and social development all over the world which has assumed the dimensions of "the global village". Inevitably these changes in all spheres of life have had their impact on the role and status of women in the changing society. The socio-economic changes have been distinguished by the break-up of the traditional joint family system, to be replaced by the nuclear or single-unit family household where the women contributes in large measure to the well-being and development of the family. Women have been responsible for the vast changes that have taken place in the life of the nuclear family and as more and more women join the work-force, for economic or occupational reasons, the subject of women, employment and the workplace becomes a constant area of study and research in the related socioeconomic literature. The present volume of articles, papers, comments and excerpts have for their theme the role, characteristics, features and determinants of working women and the workplace they share with men and other women. The objective of this compilation is to bring together material which affords a sharp insight into the processes, problems and prospects of the working women. It is also intended to present in a composite, but not comprehensive, form indicators for women’s development through employment, gainful occupation and interaction with the developing world. As such, the book will be of immense use to scholars, researchers, women’s development officials and workers and others interested in the vital subject of the present."
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