Volume : III, Issue : V, May - 2013

Obstacles in the Development of Rural Women Rural Women�s Social, Economics, Educational, Health Status and Obstacles

Dr. Suman Buwa

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Women being the major component of human reproduction system need special care of her health. Rural women has less access to the facilities than that of urban women. Many Factors like old cultural, traditional superstitious beliefs, poor economic conditions and mainly lack of knowledge keep women away from good and sustainable health. The obstacles faced by rural women in maintaining their good health are vastly different from those of women of urban areas. Empowerment of women involves many things – economic opportunity, social equality, and personal rights. Women in rural areas are relegated mainly to household duties and cheap labour and generally considered to be incapable of generating considerable income. Therefore all these factors has covert and overt effects on rural women’s health. This paper casts light upon the present status of rural women’s health .This paper also deals with obstacles in her health. As the research is associated with the Department of Adult and Continuing Education and Extension Work Shivaji University Kolhapur and conducting awareness , skill oriented and need based programmes she shares her observation so as to encourage such programmes to tackle health issues of rural women more effectively

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Dr. Suman Buwa Obstacles in the Development of Rural Women Rural Women�s Social, Economics, Educational, Health Status and Obstacles Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.III, Issue.V May 2013

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