Over the past two decades the issue of women's empowerment has assumed tremendous significance in the context of the emerging interface of human resource development, economic development and social transformation. The subject of women's development is multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary which essentially requires diagnostic, pragmatic and a realistic approach.
Most of the studies in the hill region of Uttar Pradesh have ignored half the population of this region, i.e. women who play a vital role in the socio-economic set up of the hill economy. This book, based on a primary survey looks at the socia, economic, and political status, contribution and quality of life of women in the rural areas of the Himalayan region. It is a comprehensive account of gender issue with an indepth analysis of the working pattern, problems and drudgery of womenfolk in this region. It highlights the fact that besides the fact that women play an important role in the economics and other day to day activities of the household, they themselves have hardly any time for their own personal development or recreation. In fact, among the households where the level of migration is higher, the females are over-burdened with work and evenafter so many years of all round planned economic development and the specific development programmes of the Government for the upliftment of womenfolk, there has not been any significant improvement in their life-style.
It is hoped that this book will be useful to policy makers, planners, social workers and researchers of women studies.

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