Equal Opportunities International: Volume 7 Issue 4/5

WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT IN INDIA

Women workers in India encounter very different conditions from those found in most Western countries. There is no system of universal state welfare benefits for periods of…

OCCUPATIONAL SEX SEGREGATION AND WOMEN'S WORK IN INDIA

Joanna Liddle

The article evaluates the adequacy of the data on employment activity for an understanding of women's work. It looks at how men and women are distributed in the labour force in…

WOMEN IN THE INDUSTRIES AND SERVICE SECTORS IN INDIA

Meena Gupta

The article examines the trends in the employment of women in the industries and service sectors in India, their conditions of work and their problems.

LABOUR LAW AND FEMALE EMPLOYMENT

Rama J. Joshi

The article looks at the historical evolution of female labour in India, at the legal provisions and at the impact of labour legislation on female labour.

WOMEN AND TRADE UNIONS IN INDIA

P.H. Rohini

Trade unions in India accept that large numbers of women have to work if they and their families are to survive. However, women are also expected to take responsibility for…