Women and Work in South Asia

This book problematizes issues of Women and Work in the context of South Asia, anchoring

itself in the notions of identity and mobility. The latter two are inextricably linked to the

notion of empowerment and challenge the patriarchal mindset and structure of South Asia.

Individuals have multiple identities; however, public politics has obscured this plurality

and pinned women to the private. This book comprises writings on different thematic areas

from countries across the geographical entity called South Asia, delving into the

multiplexity of issues at the micro, meso, and macro levels, and documenting the journeys

of women as they chart their autonomous identities. The book is an attempt at shifting the

societal gaze at women as the authors deliberate upon the multiple paths that women in

South Asia have taken to demonstrate their agencies. The mobility and identity questions

have been extensively interrogated at the cognitive and spatial levels. It is a book on

women in South Asia, written by South Asian authors, that speaks to the weaving of South

Asian-ness at the epistemic level.