Women in Development: Challenges and Achievement

Women are an integral part of human society. She is the mother of mankind. Despite holding such an important and unquestionable position, role of women has been defined by men over millennia. Our Vedas tell us that women held an important place in ancient culture. No ritual was ever complete without the presence of a woman by her man’s side. All our Gods are worshipped alongside their heavenly consorts. There is no dichotomy there. No one questions this. The nature and type of economic and non-economic role played by women have undergone continued transformation in accordance with the changes in socio-economic factors, education levels and technological developments and with the changing concepts regarding the extent to which women’s contribution is desirable and necessary. The necessity of improvement of status of women has been recognized all over the world as an important aspect of national progress and development. But it is still a fact that women in many countries of the world are facing discriminatory attitude in varying degrees on ground of sex in employment and working conditions. Definitely, the volume will give the socio-economic reflection of the women of different parts of the country. It consists of twenty papers collected from different scholars from different corners of the country.