Gender and Development

It is now a well- recognized fact that gender- balancing is crucial from the angles of productivity, economic growth, and social progress. Following the International Women’s Year (1975), gender mainstreaming has taken a prominent place both in the theory and practice of development. ISED is participant to this mainstreaming and has, in the process, produced a number of titles.



  • An Evaluative Study on Women's Organisations in Kerala
  • Capital, Caste, Class and Gender : The Political Economy of Women's Organisations in an Indian State(1880-1984)
  • Change and Choice in Gender Structure :An Inquiry into the Declining Female Labour Participation in Kerala Industry
  • Employment in Women-preferred Industries: A Study on Garment Industry in Kerala, India
  • Initiatives for Women Empowerment in Kerala: A Study on BSS
  • Profiles of Successful Women Entrepreneurs
  • Towards a Policy Framework for Women’s Industrial Enterprises in Kerala
  • Women and Industrial Development: Some Issues in Regional Planning
  • Women Enterprises: Cluster Approaches for Marketing and Outsourcing
  • Women and the so-called Informal Sector
  • Women's Industrial Employment in India