Status of Tribal Women in Odisiha

The position of women in tribal society can be measured in terms of their opportunities in the social institutions, power of decision making, behavior of the men towards them and the ideology of religious beliefs prevailing in their society. The position of tribal women is also directly related to their role as a mother and wife in so far as child rearing and sexual life is concerned. Particularly in social life the tribal women enjoy a high position. They have freedom to select their mates, pre-marital sexual relation, seeking of divorce and so on. The tribals believe that growth of the family largely depends more on women, so that the tribal women do not have the feeling that they are inferior to men. The tribal women share the duties and responsibilities of maintaining the daily life of their families on equal terms with the men.