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Gender and Trade: Impact of Globalisation on Women Workers in the
Textiles and Food Processing Industries in India |
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 The book uses the cases of the Indian Textiles and food processing
industries to access the position of women workers in the globalised
economy. The study examines how the structure, trade balance and
performance of the industries in question, influence the employment
situation in those sectors. Women workers position is assessed in terms
of their social status, occupational profiles and wage levels. The chapter concludes with the respective recommendations on how to use the impact of globalisation to the
positive changes in the women's employment.
Gender and Trade: Impact of Globalisation on Women Workers in the Textiles and Food
Processing Industries in India . In Trade, Globalisation & Gender-Evidence from South-Asia.
Edited by United Nations Development Fund for Women in collaboration with UNCTAD.
New Delhi . 2005 ISBN 0-912917-85-7 |
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GENDER, WORK AND POWER RELATIONS
A CASE STUDY OF HARYANA |
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 An examination of the relationship between economic development,
social status, and the economic condition of women workers within rural
households in Haryana. This book highlights the reasons behind the
changing nature of work force participation by rural women and the
resulting impact on their families and society. It provides an analysis of
transforming social relations and economic conditions in the state and
focuses on the economic empowerment and social status of women
Kumari, Ranjana., “GENDER, WORK AND POWER RELATIONS. A
CASE STUDY OF HARYANA”, Har-Anand Publications PVT LTD. 1998
p. 332 ISBN 81-241-0419-0 |
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Women in Politics
Forms and Processes |
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 This book analyzes women's participation in Indian politics and
examines the obstacles they face. Various case studies are included to
back up the argument that women must have a greater role in the formal
decision-making and political process.
Kumari, Ranjana, ” Introduction” in Sankaran, Kamala, Stiftung,
Friedrich Ebert “Women in Politics. Forms and Processes”, FES, New
Delhi , 1992. p.194 |
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Women in Decision Making |
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 This study deals with women's participation in the policy and decision
making process. In the first section the authors have presented their
experiences at the grass root level. The second section highlights the
national level experiences. It traces the development of various
organizations both government and non-government at the same time
assessing the performance of these very organizations. The third section
tries to emphasize the need for realisation or more simply a need to bring
to together NGO's, trade unions activist and academicians as an
organized body so that they may act as a pressure group on the policy
makers at the right historical time. |
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IMPACT OF EDUCATION ON SCHEDULED CASTE YOUTH IN INDIA
A Study of Social Transformation in Bihar and Madhhya Pradesh |
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 This book identifies and analyses the barriers to the integration of
scheduled caste youth into "mainstream" Indian Society. It examines
social, psychological and structural barriers these youth face. The impact
of education on scheduled caste youth -focusing on Bihar and Madhya
Pradesh is evaluated. Recommendation on how modern education can
promote greater upward mobility of scheduled caste youth are included
in this study.
Radhakrishnan S., Kumari, Ranjana., “IMPACT OF EDUCATION ON
SCHEDULED CASTE YOUTH IN INDIA : A Study of Social
Transformation in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh”, Radiant Publishers,
New Delhi . 1989. 139 p, ISBN81-7027-118-5 |
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Women Parliamentarians |
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 This book is an in-depth analytical study of women's participation in the
political sphere focusing on parliamentarians and their role in decision
making. |
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GROWING UP IN RURAL INDIA
Problems and Needs of Adolescent Girl |
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 This study analyzes the condition in which girls grow up in contemporary
rural Indian society. The study concludes that adolescent girls are
inadequately informed on issues such as child birth, child care, family
planning and health care. This book examines how discrimination and the
denial of opportunities affects the physical, intellectual and psychological
development of these girls. Policy recommendations for the improvement
of their status are offered.
Kumari, Ranjana., Singh, Renuka & Anju Dubey, ”GROWING UP IN
RURAL INDIA : Problems and Needs of Adolescent Girl,” Radiant
Publishers, New Delhi . 1990. 124 p, ISBN 81-7027-130-4 |
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WIDOWS ABANDONED AND DESTITUTE WOMEN IN INDIA |
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 A collection of nine essays by activists and researchers, this book focuses
on the socio-economic, religious and cultural contexts which result in
abandoned and destitute women, and stigmatize widows in india. This
book examines the status of these women in a historical context, and
provides contemporary case studies, including that of widows in Varanasi
and the practice of sati. The role of the state in improving the living
conditions and providing resources for widows, destitute and abandoned
women is critiqued. The needs of these women and how they should be
addressed by women's organizations is also analyzed.
Dandavate, Pramila., Kumari, Ranjana & Verghese, Jamila., (ed.),
“WIDOWS, ABANDONED AND DESTITUTE WOMEN IN INDIA ”,
Radiant Publishers, New Delhi . 1989. 97 p, ISBN 81-7027-139-8. |
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Dowry Victims in India |
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 This book is a study of the history of the dowry system in India, how it
developed from a freely given gift at the time of marriage to a commercial
expectation or demand. It examines the socio-economic background of
dowry victims in Delhi and the forms of harassment and violence they
faced. Policy recommendations are given in order to create national
awareness of the dowry system. |
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HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCHEDULED TRIBE YOUTH
A Case Study of Chattisgarh |
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 This book examines the impact of education on the economic condition of
scheduled tribe youth. The self-perception of tribal people, as well as their
views regarding their place in society at large are also explored. The
impact of education on the economic and social mobility of tribal students
and their families in Chittisgarh is analysed as are problems and issues
raised with regard to integration through education. This study should
prove useful to teachers, planners and administrators of higher education.
Kumari, Ranjana., Radhakrishnan S, “HIGHER EDUCATION AND
SCHEDULED TRIBE YOUTH. A Case Study of Chattisgarh,” Radiant
Publishers, New Delhi . 1989. 101 p, ISBN 81-7027-117-7 |
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Women-headed households in Rural India |
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 This book discusses the importance of studying the nature, processes,
causes and consequences of female-headed households. It makes a case
study if Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh, which has the highest rate of
female-headed households in India. This book will be of considerable
interest to government planners, voluntary organisations and all those in
interest in improving the general lot if India's rural women.
Kumari, Ranjana., “Women-headed households in Rural India,”
Radiant Publishers, New Delhi . 1989. 114 p, ISBN 81-7027-129-0 |
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