Women Empowerment in Garhwal Himalayas Constraints and Prospects

This book is an outcome of a National Seminar organized by the Department of Political Science, HNB Garhwal University, Srinagar under the UGC-SAP-DRS programme during November 19-20, 2007 on "Women Empowerment in Garhwal Himalayas : Constraints and Prospects". The objective of this book is to explore the challenges and constraints which hamper women's participation in development programmes as a decision maker and identity as a group. Women of Garhwal Himalayas play a major role in managing natural resources, agriculture and economy and they also suffer from the environmental mismanagement, yet they are neither consulted nor is their plight taken into account by the strategists and planners while making policies. In view of women's contribution towards the society and economy, the purpose of this book is to highlight the situation of women empowerment; realities and its impact on socio-economic justice in general and in particular to the Garhwal Himalayas. Actually there are innumerable issues of the women of Garhwal Himalayas, on which policy decisions and concrete actions need to be taken to ensure full participation and empowerment of the women. This book consists of the papers presented during the seminar in which the authors have suggested the ways and means through which the women can face the environmental, social, and economic challenges and use the clauses of empowerment for their betterment in development programmes and policies. This book also examines how despite poverty, poor health, socio-economic and educational status, women of Garhwal Himalayas are playing a vital role for the society. It also highlights the social, economic, institutional and functional constraints that impair the functioning of women in the policies and development programmes. It is hoped that this book would be helpful to the scholars, development workers, NGO's and policy planners to encourage rural women's empowerment and participation in development programmes. About The Author:- Dr. (Mrs.) Annpurna Nautiyal is a Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science, HNB Garhwal University Srinagar, Garhwal, Uttarakhand. Presently she is also the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Coordinator of the UGC-SAP DRS programme sponsored by the University Grants Commission, New Delhi. She is also the Chairperson of the University Women Cell. She was a Fulbright visiting professor at the Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University, Fairfax Virginia in 2006. Although, her basic area of interest is international relations, but she also has a keen interest in the regional and national issues, and in particular the problem of women empowerment in the hill areas of Uttarakhand. Professor Nautiyal has published several articles in reputed journals and authored/ edited five books which include: The Role of Henry Kissinger in World Politics (1987), India in the New World Order (1995) Uttarakhand in Turmoil (1996) Fifty Years of Human Rights: Expectations and Challenges (2002) and Challenges to India's Foreign Policy in the New Era (2006) Dr. Himanshu Bourai (MS) (b.1960), M.A.,M.Phil, Ph.D. from Rajasthan University, Jaipur, is currently professor in Political Science at Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University, Srinagar (Uttarakhand). She has participated in many social welfare study activities. Her area of interest is Gandhian thought and women empowerment but she is a keen watcher of regional issues also. She has a number of research papers to her credit in various National and International Journals. Dr. Bourai has authored and edited five books entitled Gandhi and Modern Indian Liberals in English, Gandhian Philosophy and New World Order, Global Poverty, Terrorism and Peace, Women Participation in Natural Resource Management, Gandhi:Udarvadi Virasat (in Hindi). Prof. Bourai is former President of Indian Society of Gandhian Studies (2004 and 2005) and at present General Secretary of the PUCL Uttarakhand. Contents:- CONTENTS:- # Preface, Introduction, List of Contributors, 1. Women Empowerment Concept and Prospects, P.C. Badola, 2. Social and Economic Empowerment of Women in India, Jyoti Tiwari, 3. Women Empowerment in Uttarakhand: Prospects and Challenges, Annpurna Nautiyal , 4. Empowering Hill Women in Rural Development through Education and Awareness, Rama Maikhuri, 5. Female Foeticide and Status of Girl Child: Theme: Awareness, Problems and Solutions, Archana Shah and Mani Kant Shah 6. Women Participation in Watershed Management: A Field Study of Garhwal and Shiwalik Hills, Himanshu Bourai, 7. Measuring Women Empowerment Using Qualitative Response and Quantitative Causal Models with Conjoint-Simulation Techniques, Namrata Sharma and R.C. Sharma, 8. Empowerment of Women with Reference to Women of Rural Uttarakhand, Sunita Badola, 9. Supporting Factors for Women’s Participation and Success in Politics in Uttrakhand, Annpurna Nautiyal and Rakesh Negi, 10. Empowerment of Women: A Case Study of District Uttarkashi in Uttarakhand, Anjali Bahuguna and M.M. Semwal , 11. Impact of Education on Women Empowerment in Uttarakhand , R.N. Gairola, 12. A Reflection on the Moral Strategies to Address the Gender Bias, Indoo Pandey Khanduri, 13. Culture of Place through Strengthening Women’s and Minority’s Rights , Pushpa Motiyani , 14. Emowerment of Women through Political Participation , Anil Dutta Mishra , 15. Uttarakhand : Problem of a New State, B.C. Upreti, Index The Title 'Women Empowerment in Garhwal Himalayas Constraints and Prospects written/authored/edited by Annupurna Nautiyal, Himanshu Boura', published in the year 2009. The ISBN 9788178357775 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 284 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is Women Studies. Size of the book is 14.34 x 22.59 cms Vol:-