Gender Relations in Forest Societies in Asia: Patriarchy ...
Kelkar, Govind / Nathan, Dev / Walter, Pierre
This important volume views gender relations as a crucial factor in the management of land and forests, and maintains that the continuing invisibility of women in these areas only compounds poverty, shortages, and the increased workloads of forest-based women.Based on fieldwork conducted in several forest societies in China, Thailand, India and Malaysia, the contributors explore the changes in gender relations within indigenous communities, fr...