ISSN 2736-1578
African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN: 2736-1578, Vol. 10 (3), pp. 001-006, March, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Review
Empowering Women in the Silk Sector: Uniting Agency and Structural Opportunities
Geetha G.S. and Vindhya G.S.
Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Srirampura, Mysore, Karnataka, India
Accepted 10 December, 2024
This article examines empowerment theory and concept advocated by Antony Giddens in case of women involved in silkworm rearing in Rural India. The focus of the article is how sericulture provides an opportunity for women’s economic participation and to embraces it as their livelihood. It also explores how their participation changes their image from domestic unpaid worker to main contributor of household. It also highlights how sericulture participation increases their networking amongst themselves and perhaps to quote as feminization of sericulture work.
Keywords: Women, Agency, Opportunity structure, Economic Empowerment, Silkworm rearing, Feminization, Silk Industry.