Women’s Activism and Resistance to Exploitation
A Study of Women Workers in the Tea Estates of Assam
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10940945 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Upasana Borthakur (Guest Faculty of Sociology, National Law University, Cuttack, Odisha, India, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 486-499 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0049-0857 • E-ISSN: 0976-3538 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00490857231203415 |
| OpenAlex | W4389240521 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
Patriarchy and capitalism have always considered women to be meek and submissive in nature. But women also resist and have a voice of their own. The tea plantation women workers have their agency and they also resist the exploitation they face in their daily lives in their homes and workplaces. The trade unions often do not adequately address their issues as they are not their active members. But they use acts of resistance which are usually disguised, like gossip, jokes, name-calling, foot-dragging, etc. In some of their acts of resistance, they receive help from their supervisor and women co-workers. The Jhumur folk songs portraying the plight of women workers are sung by them on various cultural occasions. In this empirical study, an attempt has been made to analyse various forms of resistance used by women workers in two tea estates of Assam
Agency (philosophy · Business · Capitalism · Face (sociological concept · Gossip · Patriarchy · Political science · Resistance (ecology · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
| Citations per year | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |