Employment and Living Conditions of Mishing Tribel Women: A Case study of Bokakhat sub-division of Golaghat District, Assam, India

Abstract

Women are integral part in every society. But the role of women in the development process has varied from society to society, depending upon differences in tradition, culture, outlook, educational break through and response to technological development. Through the rate of female work participation has increased in India over the years, the status of women in general has not been able to diversify the work participation of women particularly among the uneducated in rural Assam.Socio-economic and cultural factors, Demographic features of population determines economic and non-economic role played by women in the society. The Mishing Community, who constitute the second largest (5.9 lakhs, 2001)  group in terms of population among the scheduled tribe communities of Assam, is one of the indigenous tribes of the state (Assam).  Present study attempt to study the nature of activities undertaken by the women in the sample villages and socio economic condition of their family.