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100			_aVlassoff, Carol.
245			_aGender Equality and Inequality in Rural India _b: Blessed with a Son _c/ Carol Vlassoff
260			_aNew York _b: Palgrave Macmillan _c, 2014.
300			_axxii, 203 p. _c; 24 cm.
520			_aGender Equality in Rural India focuses on son preference and the extent to which economic development has resulted in positive changes in women's empowerment and reproductive health. The book examines gender inequality in rural India with special focus on son preference, women’s empowerment, fertility behavior, and reproductive health. Based on a long-term village study in Maharashtra, Carol Vlassoff analyzes how economic development affects women’s social and economic status. The study argues that education alone is insufficient for gender equality and highlights the importance of women’s employment, autonomy, and social change in improving rural women’s lives.
650			_aWomen -- India -- Social conditions
655			_aReproductive health -- India
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