Achieving gender equality and empowering women is not only the right thing to do but is a critical ... work within families and households in rural areas. They make significant contributions ...

The women finally called on the government and other stakeholders to formulate policies that “uphold the rights of rural women, provide education and training, ensure access to information and ...

This is the case, for example, with regards to Dalit women's ability to claim their rights as provided by specific policies and laws such as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee ...