Influence of Accessibility to the Infrastructure and Natural Resources on Lifestyle and Workload of Rural Women
Scenario of Indian Central Himalaya
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5222223 |
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| Authors | Bhupendra Singh Bisht (National Institute of Administrative Research, LBS National Academy of Administration , Mussoorie 248 179, Uttarakhand, India), Bhagwati Prasad Kothyari (G.B. Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development, Kosi-Katarmal , Almora, 263 643, Uttarakhand, India) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 27-35 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608 |
| Publisher | Kamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09709274.2010.11906294 |
| OpenAlex | W2187779966 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
The women of rural central Himalaya are considered to be the backbone of village economy, as traditionally, they put more than 15 hours a day in various activities in this region. The present study deals with analysis of the workload on women, (in terms of energy expenditure), in three major sectors (household, animal care and agriculture) in six representative/sampled villages at different altitudes/locations in Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand, with respect to accessibility to the infrastructure, availability of the natural resources, traditional division of labour and cultural setting. Based on the results of earlier studies, two age classes of women (15-35 and 36-55 years) were considered for the present study because of their maximum (>80%) contribution on performing these three major activities in this region. The results of the present study clearly indicate that the residents of mid elevations having comparatively poor accessibility to the infrastructure and moderate availability of the natural resources are struggling hard for the subsistence and putting maximum on agriculture related activities whereas, the women from lower and the higher elevation are putting minimum on agriculture. Accessibility to basic amenities and infrastructure have largely impacted on the division of labour among the women as younger women are engaged on house hold and animal care and the elderly women put more on agriculture at Naughar and Nakuri, whereas trend is more or less reverse at remote villages. Improved accessibility to the basic amenities, low cost technological inputs and conservation of natural resources could reduce the work load and improve livelihood of the residents
Agricultural economics · Agriculture · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Livelihood · Natural resource · Political science · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Subsistence agriculture · Workload · Birth, Development, and Health · Engineering
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