Essays about: "women empowerment in tamil nadu"

Found 3 essays containing the words women empowerment in tamil nadu.

1. 1. Water management and water availability in a subwatershed,Tamil Nadu, India

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

   Author : Marie Nordh Hagberg; [2012]
   Keywords : Rainwater harvesting; watershed management; Tamil Nadu;

   Abstract : India is a country with progressing technical and economical development, but the development is not evenly distributed. Farmers in the Indian rural areas are struggling. There are worries that climate changes could have a negative impact on agriculture. READ MORE

3. 2. Determinants of Women's Empowerment in Rural India: An Intra-Household Study

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Julia Wiklander; [2010]
   Keywords : Probit Model; Household determinants; Social norms; Gender-related constraints; Women s empowerment; Tamil Nadu; Uttar Pradesh; India; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Using household level data from the Survey on the Status of Women and Fertility provided by the Rockefeller Foundation and the Population Studies Centre of University of Pennsylvania, the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the determinants of women’s empowerment and the presence of gender-related constraints within the household in rural India. Households from two states of different demographic development, Uttar Pradesh in the North and Tamil Nadu in the South are included in the data. READ MORE

4. 3. Stronger Women, Stronger Societies: - A case study of micro credit and women empowerment in Southeasten India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Kristina Collén; [2007]
   Keywords : micro credit; self-help groups; women empowerment; case study; non-governmental organization ?Hand in Hand?; Tamil Nadu.; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Micro credit has become a popular tool in the fight against poverty. All over the world, economists and practitioners have adopted the topicality. At the same time, an increased awareness of the situation of women is noticeable. In particular, marginalized women are discussed since they face poverty, illiteracy, low caste/casteless and gender gap. READ MORE