One such case is Ayesha, a farm worker from Satkhira ... As Hasina, a leader of a rural women's cooperative in Satkhira, says, "If we had equal opportunities, we could improve not only our ...

The drafts of my book were peer-reviewed by the farm widows themselves. The book sheds light on the struggles of widows left behind after farmer suicides in Maharashtras Vidarbha region. Through their ...

Guns are more likely to be present in rural communities, added Cross, and they could be used as a threat. A rural woman may also have to care for farm animals and may not be able to leave them behind, ...