Role of Agricultural Women Labour in India: An Overview

In India, the adult population consists of nearly 50 percent women, 77 per cent of the Indian adult population lives in rural areas. Rural women participate for Agriculture and related activities. They contribute 75 per cent of the labour required for operations. The women Labour work with family unit but the women like to work independently. Women face many problems like illiteracy to less the burden of men. In this village there is a practice of child marriage. The husband does not work properly, and if they earn, they don’t give the money for the house expenses. The men’s harsh the women by scolding, beating, etc., so the women go in search of a job by which they can look after the responsibilities and care for their children. The wages are not paid properly to them, and the wage given to them is not fulfilled. So, these are the problems faced by women in agriculture.