Women represent almost half of the world's population. Women status is
lower than men almost in all nations of the world. India is a
multifaceted society where certain broad circumstances in which Indian
women live affect the way they participate in the economic activities.
They are generally confined to home with restricted mobility. Throughout
the history women have generally been restricted to the role of a house
wives. In spite of major changes that have occurred in the status of
women in India. In recent decades, rules that restrict women to the home
are still powerful in India. Reform movements in the 19th and 20th
centuries led by great social reformers provided boost to women's legal
status in India. There are distinct stages of rise and fall in the
status of women in India. They are women in ancient period, Medieval
Period, Mughal Empire, Under British Rule and Women in Independent India
etc. In addition to this legal status of women in India, their
empowerment, economic role and the role of women entrepreneurs in socio
economic development of India are also focused in this book.