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Women’s Exclusion in Farmer Management of Irrigation Systems in Tamil Nadu

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  • K. Gulam Dasthagir

    (K. Gulam Dasthagir is Reader, Department of Sociology, The New College (Autonomous), Chennai—600 014, and also Principal Investigator, UGC-Minor Research Project. E-mail: guldast1@gmail.com, guldast1@yahoo.com.)

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The Tamil Nadu Farmer Management of Irrigation Systems (TNFMIS) Act (2000) has legalised the participation of registered landowners (men and women) in the management of major and medium irrigation systems in the state. This article analyses the nature and extent of women’s exclusion in the management of a medium irrigation system in this state. The evidence indicates that gender discrimination underlies both land ownership and election strategies to exclude women from participation.

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  • K. Gulam Dasthagir, 2009. "Women’s Exclusion in Farmer Management of Irrigation Systems in Tamil Nadu," Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Centre for Women's Development Studies, vol. 16(3), pages 401-410, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indgen:v:16:y:2009:i:3:p:401-410
    DOI: 10.1177/097152150901600305
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