ABOUT THE BOOK
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Gender equality and empowerment of all women and girls
is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals – a global plan agreed upon and
adopted by the United Nations. For development to be inclusive and
environmentally sound, the role of women as almost fifty percent of the
population cannot be ignored. This book, in particular, deals with various
aspects of gender equality that would translate into sustainable development
Some of the key issues discussed with respect to gender equality or even
inequality are those related to health and nutrition, education, empowerment of
rural women and rural development, role of culture and literature, women
entrepreneurship and women friendly management practices. This book may help in
sensitization and development of a positive mind set towards the imperatives of
gender equality and sustainable development.
ABOUT Author
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Dr.
Archana Chandra, is presently working as Associate Professor & Head,
Department of Commerce, Joseph School of Business Studies, Sam Higginbottom
University of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences, Allahabad. She has worked
extensively in the field of Human Resource Management and has a special
interest in gender related issues. She has a rich work experience of over
thirteen years in the Corporate world and about fifteen years in academia. She
has worked at length with women and understands the challenges they face in
their lives. As a woman herself she wears a gender lens and also encourages
others to see the view point of women. Her unstinting love and profound
understanding of gender issues is obvious in the present work.