CHALLENGES FACED BY WOMEN WORKERS IN THE URBAN UNORGANIZED SECTOR: THE MALWA BELT OF PUNJAB

Abstract

In today's world every effort is being made by the women to be on equal footing with men. But she still has to face various types of discrimination whether at home or at work. She cannot take the economic and social decisions independently. In every sphere of life she has to depend on her male counterpart. In the recent past, there has been rise in the number of women workers in various types of employment whether it be in the organized sector or unorganized sector. The recent data reveals that a major chunk of women workers are employed in the unorganized sector. The Indian society is basically the believer of patriarchy form of family set up. So women has to face many problems not only at her house but also at the work place.