SOCIAL CHANGES AMONG WOMEN- A STUDY OF PATHANAMTHITTA DISTRICT, KERALA

This paper studies the changes in the social status of women in an agrarian district of Kerala. During the past three or four decades significant changes have taken place here which changed the economic conditions of the district which in a way changed the society too. Improvement in the status of women is a crucial factor in the development of a region. So the social changes among women in this district are analyzed using the four indicators, sex ratio, and access to education, health, and participation in the labour force.