Contents: 1. Literacy and female work participation of tribal women in Dhemaji District of Assam/Mainu Goswami, B.S. Mipun and P.C. Sharma. 2. Girl child labour practice--a study in Morigaon District of Asom/Dipali Das Talukdar. 3. Position of the Mishing women of Majuli Island in Assam/Moon Moon Medhi. 4. Health condition of the girls of Tea Garden workers of Dibrugarh/Gulrukh Begum. 5. A study on the female Tea Workers of Dibrugarh/Mayuri Goswami and Rekha Das. 6. Empowering women through SHG--a study in Bejera Block of Kamrup District, Assam/Rupa Das Borbora. 7. Status of women in the Boro Community/Rani Hazarika Kakati and Kabita Boro. 8. A comparative status of Assamese and Neo Assamese Muslim women of Morigaon District, Assam/Nilofar Jasmin. 9. Socio-political role of Karbi women/Ranima Saikia and Jyoti Saikia. 10. Educational status of Tai Khampti women/Bandana Mohan. 11. Health condition among the Tai Khamti Girls of Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh/Munmi Gogoi. 12. Gender development in Arunachal Pradesh -- A study/R.P. Bhattacharjee. 13. Female workforce participation in Arunachal Pradesh -- patterns and determinants/Aparimita Mishra. 14. Women's Empowerment through education in Nagaland/Manoj Kumar Singh. 15. Panoramic view of women in today's context/Saphimosha W. Blah. 16. Violence against women in Manipur/O. Sareeta Devi. 17. Manipuri Women--emancipation and empowerment/Bimola Devi. 18. Gender and market women of Manipur/Urmila Kshetrimayum. 19. Female emancipation and social development--the Muslim women in Manipur/Karam Kunjani. 20. Allocation of gender role in the Manipuri Society/L. Kunjeswori Devi. 21. Women's education, literacy and empowerment--A case study of Manipur/N. Tejmani Singh and Th. Jitendra Singh. 22. Aged Tangkhul women of Ukhrul--an anthropological study/Dorcas Riyaophi Ramsan. 23. Pig rearing--a trajectory of women empowerment in Sekmai Village in Imphal West District/Tongjam Johila Chanu. 24. The changing role and status of educated Angami women/Koseno. 25. Women empowerment and education in tribal society of Churachandpur/Rita Mairembam. Index.
"The issue of women emancipation is of vital significance in the contemporary discourses on development. Though the concepts of emancipation and empowerment differ substantively, this book brings out close connectivity between the two concepts and empirically upholds that the two concepts constitute each other.
In Northeast India, the role of women is quite high in the socio-economic spheres whereas their social status is low. This Dilemma is significant in this region. It creates a contradiction between self-identity of the women community and collective identity of them in the larger society.
This book gives detailed information about the current trends and major issues of women emancipation and empowerment in the northeastern region of India. The approach of the book is empirical with current database. The articles in this book reflect the views of the scholars of the region. The book not only upholds the micro level issues pertaining to women community of this region but also points at different trajectories for their social and economic well being.
This book is an important addition to the literature on women studies in this region and will be of high use to the academic community, social activists, women agencies, policy makers and to development administrators." (jacket)
