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WOMEN IN INFORMAL SECTOR (A SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY)

Preeti Sansiya

Volume: 3 Issue: 4 2013

Abstract:

Woman constitute half of the world population, do two thirds of the worlds income and own less than a hundredth of the world’s property. In India 90% of woman are employed in informal sector without fair wage and standard of living. This paper highlights the role of women in informal sector. Women’s empowerment is a sensitive issue in this paper which has a deeply patriarchal and feudal social milieu. The Indian constitution grants women equal rights with men, but strong patriarchal traditions persist, with women’s lives shaped by customs that are centuries old. In most Indian families, a daughter is viewed as a liability, and she is conditioned to believe that she is inferior and subordinate to men. Sons are idolized and celebrated

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