Gender and discrimination: health, nutritional status, and role of women in India

This volume, by experts from diverse fields, critically investigates issues concerning women in different spheres of life - economic, social, religious, and psychological - and suggests ways to measure the inherent inequalities present in each. Gender discrimination has far reaching consequence on society. With contributions by experts from diverse fields, this volume provides fresh perspectives on gender bias, wage inequality, and intra-household discrimination. It also analyses various aspects of discrimination in the spheres of health,nutrition, and work.Using case studies from India and other South Asian countries, it provides alternative methods for measuring gender differentials and discrimination. INDICE: Introduction (En)gendering Poverty Policy in India Women and Agriculture in India: An Overview with a Focus on Work and Wages Gender, Religion, and the Age at Marriage in India Invisibility and Ordeal of Women Worker in India Will Increasing Women's Power Reduce Discrimination against Girl Children in South Asia? The Role of Maternal literacy in Reducing the Risk of Child Malnutrition in India Gender, Poverty, and HIV Transmission in India Gender Differences in Early Childhood Feeding Practices: Observations from Follow up Studyin Rural West Bengal Health and Nutritional Status of School Age Children: Some Gender and Age Differentials Gender Bias in Family Planning Programme in India Heart Disease in South Asians and the Role of Gender Commentary On Some Measures of Gender Discrimination What Does Gender Dimorphism in Stature Tell UsAbout Discrimination in Rural India, 1930-75? A New Measure of Gender Bias A Turning Point in Gender Bias in Mortality? An Update on the Number of 'MissingWomen' Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-807664-3
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 10/11/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés