Empowerment of Women in Urban Administration: Experiences and Strategies

The volume is a collection of scholarly papers contributed by academics, administrators and practitioners at a national seminar organized and coordinated by the editor under the auspices of the Regional Centre for Urban and Environmental Studies, Lucknow University, Lucknow, Government of India in the Ministry of Urban Development and Sustainable Development Forum, Patna.It is probably a maiden effort to trace, study and analyse the strategies for empowering women in urban administration in the country. Women (half of the population) in different roles especially in urban sector are the focal point for discussion by all the research papers. Under the broad theoretical and policy framework the experiences in varied fields of urban sector have been highlighted.The volume is of much benefit to the academics, teachers, researchers and students interested in women studies.