Gender could be understood as a construct, which enables men and women to conduct themselves in a characteristic style and helps them understand their respective roles in family and society. Gender operates at all levels of social life and is deeply embedded to how work is organized, rewarded and experienced. Sociological studies on gender and work emerged during 1960s and 1970s as the women's labour force participation increased and the women's movements shifted focus on gender equality at home and at work. This field evolved over time  conceptual frameworks were developed and empirical focus shifted in response to economic and societal changes. 

Taking clue from the research, an attempt has been made to discuss, deliberate and present multiple perspectives in a volume showcasing the best practices, research papers and viewpoints from across the world. The contributors of this volume have covered a variety of subjects encompassing gender and work, which broadly include issues of gender equality, gender relations, women's livelihoods, gender disability, economic empowerment etc. both from Indian and international perspectives.

The book provides an excellent opportunity to professionals, scholars and researchers interested to update their knowledge on the concept, processes, issues and emerging paradigms on gender and work from a multi-dimensional cross-country perspective.

1.  Single Daughters' Parent's Group: A Step towards Gender Equality in the Indian Context / Aditi Akut and Manasi Akut

2.  Matrilineal Minangkabau: A Critique to the Universal Theory of Kinship and Gender Relations / Aleena Sebastian

3.  A Feminist Perspective on Human Security: An Analysis / Huma Parveen

4.  Women and the Feminized Peace: A New Alternative / Sulagna Sen Sharma

5.  Promises versus Realities: Myths of Women's Livelihoods in Tourism Industry / Neha Nimble

6.  Gender and Career Choice: A Study in Two Cities of Odisha / Dutta Pattanaik

7.  Gender Equity and the Engineering Workplace / Shannon Pole

8.  Gender Disability in India: A Feminist Perspective / Shilpa Das

9.  Women's Work and Economic Empowerment: A Study of the Silk Industry in Assam / Chandrama Goswami and Manisha Battacharjee

10. Women Journalists in India: An Exploratory Analysis / Chirasrota Jena

11. Work and Value of Strike: A Paradox in the Performance of Aurat / Anirban Kumar

12.Effects of Role Conflict and Ambiguity on Women Managers in the Sub-Saharan African Universities / Theonestina Katundano

13. Neoliberalism and Informalization: A Structural Analysis of Women's Work in India / Manasi Mahanty

14. Female Domestic Workers: Transnational Migrants in the Global Economy / Nargis Vasundhara

15. Empowerment or Disempowerment: Veil/Hijab Redefined / Shakira Khatoon

16. Work Participation of Dalit Women in the Panchayati Raj Institutions: A Case Study in Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu / Menaka Shanmugam

17. Prostitution: Work or Oppression? / Amélie Mathieu

18. Issues of Adolescent Girls in Camp Labour Scheme: A Study in the Textile Sector in Tamil Nadu / Manimekalai

19. Female Advancement by Unpacking Silence and Voice: A Fictional Empirical Analysis / S.D. Sasi Kiran

Sita Vanka is currently a Senior Professor  at the School of Management Studies, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India. She is also a Joint Professor of Women’s Studies at the same university. She has over three decades of experience in the areas of Management, Educational Management, Human Resource Management, Entrepreneurship and Women’s Studies. She is a teacher, trainer, consultant and a researcher in Management. She is on the Board of Directors of two companies. She has published six books and more than sixty papers in reputed journals. Travelled widely, she has visited countries like USA, Canada, France, UAE, China and Germany, on academic assignments.

Rekha Pande is Head of the Centre for Women’s Studies and a Professor in the Department of History at the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad. She was the Director and Chair of the 12th Women World Congress (2014) organized in Hyderabad. She is the founding member of two Centres for Women’s Studies, one at Maulana Azad National Urdu University and the other at University of Hyderabad. She has to her credit fourteen books and more than 150 articles published in national and international journals and books. She has been the Editor of International Feminist Journal of Politics (IFJP), Routledge Taylor and Francis Group, UK and Foreign Policy Analysis, Blackwell, USA.

Bharat Chillakuri is as a Client Account Manager at Deloitte U.S. Offices. He has more than ten years of experience in Account Management, Market Research, and Human Capital. He is also a visiting professor at various business schools in India teaching general management and change management. His research interests include Strategic Human Resource Management, New Age Workforce, Sustainability Development, Corporate Social Responsibility, and Sustainable Strategies. Bharat is a recipient of Santander Doctoral Scholarship for the year 2015 and was invited to participate in the Santander International Summer School at University of Heidelberg, Germany. Bharat holds a Ph.D in Management  from University of Hyderabad.