findings from eastern India -- Gender inequality indices of the UN and their application to Asian countries -- Determinants of … the intra-family status of wives : theory and a study in West Bengal -- Poverty and economically deprived women and … and conservation -- Work and gender inequalities in selected Asian countries -- The abuse of women by men -- Insights …

"Women are the world's most powerful consumers, yet they are largely marketed to erroneously through misconceptions and … patriarchal views that distort the reality of women's lives, bodies and work. This book examines the contradictions and mismatches … between women's everyday experiences and market representations. It considers how women themselves exhibit paradoxical …

contextualisation and women entrepreneurship that advances new insights. By exploring and examining how contextual influences shape … women's entrepreneurship, this book challenges the assumption that women entrepreneurship is the same throughout the world …

resources, poverty and families, women and health related services, migration and mobility, the effect of civil and …