A compilation of ancient Indian texts with feminist perspectives on women's work
Women and work is an important dimension of the ongoing debate on gender parity.
This book is a compilation of essays related to traditional perceptions of
women's work juxtaposed with recent feminist writings on women's space in
India's labour history. The essays highlight the points and counterpoints of the
ongoing debate on the nature, quantification and monetary valuation of women's
work.
Beginning with writings on the theme of women and work, and going on to
historically plot women's agency in labour processes, this book seeks to provide
a panoramic survey of women and work in precolonial