TY - BOOK AU - Joseph, Vanishree TI - Capability of elected women representatives on gender issues in grassroots governance SN - 8180697339 U1 - 305.420954 PY - 2011/// CY - New Delhi PB - Concept Pub. Co. N1 - CONTENTS Preface v Acknowledgements ix List of Tables xiii List of Figures xv List of Abbreviations xvi 1 Introduction 1 2 Status of Women and Overview of Decentralized Governance with Special Reference to Tamil Nadu 50 3 Freedom Enjoyed by Elected Women Representatives in Grassroots Governance 70 4 Functioning of Elected Women Representatives on Gender Issues 102 5 Relationship Between Freedom Enjoyed by Elected Women Representatives (EWRs) and the Functioning they Manifested on Gender Issues 142 6 Integrated Analysis 149 7 Findings, Summary and Policy Prescriptions 177 Dindigul District Profile 192 Bibliography 199 Index 209 ER -