Women and Development: The Indian Experience

This book comes at a critical juncture in women's studies in India. There has been a tremendous upsurge in the conciousness of women's rights, and this has been supplemented with increased developmental activities and projects for women.

Written by a person who has been actively involved with women's issues, both from the government and non-government sectors, this book is an assessment of women's development in the last fifty years of India's independence. An important book that focuses on all aspects of women's lives - from the girl child to women's health, education, employment, and women's exploitation.