Rashtriya Krishi (English)

Lakhwinder Kaur ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education and Communication Management, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN

Abstract

The World Bank study has aptly observed that women, particularly from under developed countries, are often denied property and inheritance rights. Their freedom is restricted by social norms. An inequality trap may prevent generations of women from getting educated; restrict their participation in labor market.

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Lakhwinder Kaur ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana (Punjab), IN

Abstract

Indian census 2011 represents female population million which is 48 per cent of the total population. Out of this million, i.e. 69 per cent of the female population was from the rural areas (Zuber, 2003). Indian constitution provides equal rights to both men and women. But women still are not treated as equivalent as men (Sharma, 2014). Generally it has been found that rural women are in front of the various problems like proper medical facilities, lack of education, malnutrition, environment, health care etc. as compared to the urban women population.

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