In this paper we have attempted to raise an issue which has always concerned feminist scholars- the sex segregation of jobs and its perpetuation over time to the disadvantage of women workers, in the context of the nineties, the period of globalisation in India.

Central to the project of comprehensive reform of matriliny in early twentieth century Malabar was the affirmation of the conjugal bond as the principal property/material relation between men and women and parents (fathers) and children.

Gender discrimination in the employment sector is enduring, an overwhelming majority of women working within the boundaries of informal sectors.

The television, or TV, as it is popularly known in India, is the medium of mass communication that is of extreme interest and consequence to the society to women, in particular.

Domestic violence is a problem that affects the lives of many women both in the urban and the rural areas. It is also an episode that has been found to recur throughout the life cycle of women and has extensive repercussions.

Approached from any discipline – demography, economics, sociology etc.

This paper examines whether female participation in the labour force enhances the autonomy of women in poor populations.