Volume : 2, Issue : 6, June - 2013

Impact of Globalization on Women in India

Dr. Ghazala Parveen

Abstract :

Globalization means different things to different people. More importantly it refers to a process of deepening economic integration, increasing economic openers and growing economic inter dependence between countries in the world economy. Globalization is helping the women to involve in different sphere like social, economic, political and cultural.  Globalization and the new economic policy reforms in India have showed positive as well as negative impact on women in general and rural women in particular. A large group of working women of India is in the rural and unorganized sectors. The majority of Indian women are still tradition bound and are in a disadvantageous position. Since globalization has suddenly opened up in the Indian economy at a very high speed without the required economic and social policies to provide the munch required safety net, women who have been involved with production in the traditional ways , have to cope with numerous problems and yet try to avail of the opportunities which an open economy promises. This paper mainly focuses on the impact of globalization on women.