Research Paper
Year: 2019 | Month: July | Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 309-312
A Study on the Prevalence of Gender Disparity in Mawlynnong Village
Dr. Suparna Dhar1, Mr Khrawboklang Iangrai2
1Assistant Professor, Department- Sociology, University of Science & Technology Meghalaya
2Ph.D Scholar, Department-Sociology, University of Science & Technology Meghalaya
Corresponding Author: Dr. Suparna Dhar
ABSTRACT
The differences in women’s and men’s access to resources, status and well-being, which generally favour men and are often institutionalised through laws, justice and social norms is termed as gender disparity. Despite several efforts gender disparities have remained deep and persistent in Indian society. The study aspires to throw light on the persistence of gender disparity in Mawlynnong village of Meghalaya, a state in North East India. The existence of gender disparity is exhibited by taking certain indicators like education, participation of women in politics, decision making process in the family and many more. Both primary and secondary data are considered for the study. The study is qualitative as well as quantitative in nature.
Key words: Women; Men; Gender Disparity; education; participation; Decision making
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