Road to rights : women, social security and protection in India / edited by Priti Darooka.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Darooka, Priti, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--India--Social conditions.

Women.

Social security--India.

Social security.

Women's rights--India.

Women's rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations, graphs, tables

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Sage Publications India Pvt Ltd : Yoda Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Preface

Priti darooka

Acknowledgements

Introduction / Dr. N.C. Saxena

Conceptual framework

A society which cares : a framework for universal social protection / Harsh Mander

Unpacking social protection from a women's rights lens / Sejal Dand

The human right to social protection and the post-2015 development agenda / Dr. Timo Voipio

Missing dimension

Social protection for women workers : with special reference to unpaid domestic workers / Indira Hirway

Women's invisibility as workers / Aasha Kapur Mehta

Livelihood security critical for women's social security / Nalini Nayak

Unpacking social security

Social pensions : the real aadhar for the niradhar / Anjor Bhaskar

Our secure beliefs and their insecure lives : sex workers organize for change / Shubha Chacko, Gowri Vijayakumar, Subadra Panchanadeswaran

Food and nutrition security in India : challenges ahead / Biraj Patnaik

Maternity entitlements in India : an overview / Yamini Atmavilas

Strengthening NREGA from a gender perspective : learnings from the field / Subhalakshmi Nandi

Women and social security : convergence model of delivery / Rashmi Singh

About the editor and contributors

About pwescr.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

93-5150-913-3

93-5150-915-X