day in the life of a rural indian woman

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women eat only

after men have eaten

men make all the important

household decisions and

control the family’s money

women and girls spend hours daily

walking and carrying loads such as

water and firewood

Service-related travel

(such as accessing health care

and education)

Greater access to markets

reduces dependence on

middlemen and increases income

Time saved in transport of

water and wood is available

for productive activities

Most women and girls must

continuously balance social,

economic and community roles

Most women and girls must

continuously balance social,

economic and community roles

ROLE OF WOMEN TRANSPORTATION NEEDS

Economic • Getting to fields for cultivation and harvest.

• Collecting fuel and water.

• Traveling to purchase agricultural inputs.

• Taking goods to market.

• Finding and traveling to work.

• Seeking credit and other financial support.

Social • Taking children to school.

• Visiting health clinics.

• Traveling to care for sick relatives.

• Going to religious services.

• Traveling for funerals and extended family needs

Community Development • Planning, construction and maintenance of community infrastructure.

• Travel to community meetings.

• Attending training programs.

• Acquiring spare parts and materials.

• Travel to work on community service projects.

• Natural resource management.

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