Title: Organisational strategy in India and diverse identities of women: bridging the gap.

POPLINE Document Number: 194681

Author(s):

Murthy RK

Source citation:

Gender and Development, 2004 May;12(1):10-18.

Abstract:

Some differences among Indian women are well known – for example, those based on class, ethnicity, caste, and religion. There is also a range of other differences – arising from marital status, position within the family, the sex of a woman’s children, whether she has a disability – which are less widely noted. There is little written about the challenges posed by differences among Indian women for organising women at the grass roots. Various reasons exist for this. This article is a small effort to bridge the gap in the literature, in the hope that more will follow on this theme. (author's)

Keywords:

India
Women
Tribes
Support Groups
Government
Nongovernmental Organizations
Religion
Women's Empowerment
Economic Development
Asia, Southern
Asia
Developing Countries
Demographic Factors
Population
Cultural Background
Population Characteristics
Social Networks
Friends and Relatives
Family and Household
Political Factors
Organizations
Women's Status
Socioeconomic Factors
Economic Factors