Case study on feminization in agriculture

The 2011 census reveals a 24% increase in the number of female agricultural labourers between 2001 and 2011. This case study focused on the causes and effects of the feminization of Indian agriculture to elicit the sociological parameters defining feminization. We analyse the phenomenon of feminization from the perspectives of both conflict theory and symbolic interactionism theory. The results are in line with the 2011 census, but the sociological parameters which traced the feminization brought out the regressive trend. A negative trend was observed in sociological parameters such as gender practices, migration and poverty in Rajasthan, Telangana and Karnataka, whereas a positive trend was observed in Kerala and Assam.