Year: 2020 | Month: September | Volume 9 | Issue 3
Status and Participation of Nepali Women in Agrarian Class Structure in the Himalayan and Sub-Himalayan Region of West Bengal: An Empirical Study
Bhaswati Saha
DOI:10.30954/2249-6637.03.2020.4
Abstract:
This article is comprised of a systematical analysis of ‘class’ and ‘gender’ nexus in the agrarian society. The prime focus has been given to the identification of women in the agrarian class structure. It is a systematic comparative analysis of the position and role of women in different agrarian class structure in two different zones in West Bengal. Gender relation in the agrarian class structure does not only depend on the possession of the property (i.e. land) but also related to the sexual division of labour, nature of work and intra-household relationship. Another dimension of subordination of women in the agrarian class structure is the concept of ‘house-hold’ which derived from a dimension of ‘public-private’ dichotomy. It has been discussed how the role and participation of women are expanding day by day in the agricultural sector, though they are very few recognised as an independent farmer.
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