Author: Naorem Achoubi Kazmi
AIT Library Call Number: AIT RSPR no. HS-91-05
Year: 1991
Academic Program: Human Settlement (HS)
Type: Research Studies Project Report (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 1991
Examination Committee: Kael E. Weber (Chairperson); Harvey Demaine, E. Desings Setty (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: Exploratory field research on women’ s participat ion in regional development was conducted in Kakching Block of Thoubal, a valley district of Manipur State, India. The study was focused on women who were actively engaged in farming, and samples were drawn from two villages reflecting the grossly different conditions in lowland and upland areas. The study shows high degrees of women’s participation in social and economic activities. All women share the common experience of hardship due to gender division of labour which allots to women the bulk of the tasks of reproduction in the domestic unit and restrict them in enjoying social power. Women do participate in politics but their pattern of participation is supportive: they vote, they join in protest and they help in organizing political gatherings but they rarely participate in election as candidate. Distinct awareness among women of their role in the development process is evident. Fulfillment of basic needs is a major concern of women. Lack or deficiencies in formal education and lack of training on the application of appropriate technologies are the major problems faced by women. The systematic comparison between one lowland and one upland village shows that women in the better accessible lowland village have more infrastructural facilities at their disposal than those in the less accessible upland village. This discrepancy is also reflected in women’s participation in assorted aspects of the development process : social, economic, political and decision making. The study identifies two major factors inhibiting women’s fuller participation in development: lack of formal education and training and inadequacy of infrastrutural facilities. Recommendations for enhancing women’s participation are out lined. The necessities of investigating certain issues related to women’s integration into the process regional development are underlined. Note: This Research Study was completed as part of the requirements for the SPRING (Asia) Programme. SPRING, an acronym for Spa
Scholarship Donor(s): Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdi enst (DAAD), Germany
Note: A research study report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology
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