Gender Inequality

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ort for self-employment. Women save one Rupee a day and after watching the performance of a group over nine to twelve months, that group is given a one time grant of Rs.25,000 /- as a Revolving Fund (shared by Central and State Governments in 50:50 ratio) towards infrastructure, purchase of raw materials, marketing, child care and so on. The DWCRA groups formed in Andhra Pradesh cover about 2 million women and their savings have crossed Rs.15 million so far. It is assumed that the DWCRA has created a sense of confidence among the women of rural Andhra Pradesh and they are moving towards autonomy in decision-making at all fronts which reflected in the reduction of population growth rate in the State.
The hypothesis of the study is to test how the scheme DWCRA enabled women to do have intra-household bargaining power at all fronts in general and reproductive rights and choices in particular. The study views empowerment of women as a process having personal, economic, social and political dimensions as ...