In any discourse on sociology and anthropology, one fact that clearly emerges is that women can generally be trusted to perform their duties with utmost care and attention. This is more so in the case of agriculture and allied activities. No wonder women are playing a very important role in the...

The present global scenario clearly indicates enormous opportunities for the Indian Silk Industry. Sericulture is one of the most labor intensive sectors, combining activities of both agriculture (sericulture) and industry. At present 23,691 farmers are practicing Sericulture in Tamil Nadu and...

Discovering Women's Voices. The Lives of Modern Japanese Silk Mill Workers in Their Own Words offers a vivid account of the lives of modern textile operatives and challenges the assumption describing their history as merely one of exploitation.

We examine how the impact on women empowerment varies with respect to the location and type of group linkage of the respondent. Using household survey data from five states in India, we correct for selection bias to estimate a structural equation model. Our results reveal that in the southern...