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A STUDY OF ROLE OF WOMEN FARM WORKERS IN DIFFERENT AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MEWAT DISTRICT OF HARYANA REGION

ABSTRACT

In the progression of agriculture and other related industries, women play an important role that is both crucial and vital. Their participation varies depending on the characteristics and peculiarities of the agricultural production system. Women’s contributions to societal and economic growth can be broken down into two categories: those made inside and those made outside the house. Women’s participation carries with it a distinctive quality that is shared across the nations, and that is the fact that in addition to carrying out all of the tasks considered to be unproductive in the home, women operate as workers, laborers, cultivators, and producers. However, the true picture of the contributions that women make and the effort that they do for their families is seldom recognized. Women who work in agriculture as laborers or cultivators play an essential role in the industry since they are associated with the families of farmers. It is quite regrettable for both women and society as a whole that the role that women play in agriculture has not been brought to light. In this work, an attempt is made to examine the engagement of women in agricultural activities on a more microscale by using a district as a case study. The study also makes it abundantly evident that female farm employees have made significant contributions to farm operations, despite the fact that their influence in decision-making appears to be negligible. The findings of this research article also imply that male and female workers in the community should be accorded the same level of importance as one another.

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