The Status of Women, Fertility and Family Planning among Tribals of South Rajasthan

Abstract

The status of women in many parts of rural India is low. The situation is even worse among tribal communities or primitive societies, which constitute approximately 7.5 percent of the total population of the country [1]. In such
societies, which still lead an isolated existence, far removed from the modem way of life, a wife is primarfly regarded as an investment for production of labour and a chfidbearing housekeeper. In such societies, male dominance is a rule, and preference for a male child, a traditional compulsion. Women are considered too inferior in status to voice their views and concerns even in matters which have a direct bearing on their own health and well-being.