Sushil Kumar Dubey

Farm Women’s Drudgery and Gender Gap Profile: A Participatory Diagnostic Study in District - Sitapur

The farmwomen perform arduous, tedious and exhaustive works in farm and homestead activities. They are backbone of the agricultural workforce, responsible right from the conservation of seeds to the cooked meal on the plate. Their activities typically include producing agricultural crops, tending animals, processing and preparing food, working for wages in agricultural or other rural enterprises, collecting fuel and water, engaging in trade and marketing, caring for family members and maintaining their homes (Klasen and Lamanna, 2009). World over, about 42% of women workers are engaged in agriculture while in India, about 60% of women workers are in agriculture. An interesting feature of International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 08 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas.com