Women@work

Air hostess, Beautician, caretaker, Doctor, Engineer, Fashion designer, Gardener, Heroine, Instructor, Judge, Karate trainer, Lyricist, Manager, News reader, Optician, Palmist, Quiz master, Racer, Speaker, Technician, Uniformed personnel, Vice-chancellor, Writer, Xylophone –player, Yoga- expert, Zoologist.

These may be the few professions which women pursue in the urban space or at cities. What about the women in rural areas? What sort of work force are they? Let’s take a look at the jobs the women handle in the rural world & how they support their family in prosperity & stand financially independent?

1.Milkmaids: History stands as a testimony to this profession of women. “KRISHNACULT” is the biggest example for women working in this sector. In dairies, women constitute about 90% of the marginalised workers with some regional variations. Dairying at the household level is largely in the domain of the women. This is a part of operational flood {OF} programme.

2. Farmers: This is also one of the oldest practises in India, that women are important in planting the sprouts.{ NAATRU- NADAAL in tamil} Agriculture employs largest percentage of women than any industry.

3 Tree climbers: The programme organised by coconut development board and conducted by krishi vigyan Kendra, CPCRI, Kasaragod, offers training to women in climbing coconut trees.

4. Weavers: women has a special place in weaving industry, let it be saree weaving or weaving baskets. In India there is no shortage for varieties, either it can be silk or cotton, north or south, women display extraordinary Creativity in saree design &patterns. Bamboo & cane basket weaving takes extra time & energy than wire baskets. Women of north- east excel in this craft. Women have a good hand at carpet weaving too.

1.Tailors: women are taught tailoring from an early age itself. Stitching &Sewing fetches them a good deal of income. Many are employed in apparel companies.

Apart from stitching clothes, women stich leaves together to make it as a plate for consuming food. This practise is highly employed in southern India.

5. Potters: women under take this work with lot of care & attention. Mud pots for cooking & gardening are made in different sizes & shapes. Now -a -Days painted pots are also available.

6. Women work as priest in temples of north India.

7. Many women vendors sell & supply large quantities of vegetables in village Fairs.

8. Many women in villages are panchayat heads, Grama sevikas, post women, Teachers & Midwife.

9. With many self- help groups emerging, women work in batches & shifts in their skilled spots.

Though this much of change is welcomed, still many women go out into forest for cutting firewood, many go a long way to get clean drinking water. Women in many cases along with children go for labour work in construction activities & as daily wages in match box factories & crackers manufacturing units.

All these women too should get relieved from the tangle.