Gender Disparity in Participation in Agriculture & Industry: An Empirical Study of Selected States in Selected Dimensions

Abstract

In India, since long, women were considered as an oppressed section of the society and they were neglected for centuries. Gender Inequalities refers to the obvious or hidden disparities among individuals based on gender consideration. This problem in simple term is known as Gender Bias which means gender stratification or making difference between a girl and a boy i.e. a male or a female. The main area of the present study is the estimation of the prevailing gender disparity in agriculture and industry of selected states of India in selected dimensions. The study is based on secondary data. Participation of Men and Women in Agriculture and Industry is taken into consideration to estimate gender disparity in these areas. The factor analysis method is applied for the purpose. The result substantiates the fact that there is male-female disparity in participation in agricultural and industrial sectors. The male-female disparity in participation in agricultural and industrial activities is found to be highest in case of Andaman and Nicobar islands and it is lowest in case of Uttaranchal among the selected states of India.
Keywords: Economic development, Gender disparity, Status of women in selected Areas, Women empowerment.