Gender Integration in Cooperatives: Report of the Country Survey- India

Abstract

The ICA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (Earlier called South East Asia) launched a special'Women’s Programme during the Women’s decade (1975- 1985). This programme, headed by a Women specialist, had been able to create an awareness and conditions for enhancing women’s participation in co-operatives. The Programme in particular achieved success in the areas of influencing cooperative authorities to provide positive legal environment for women’s participation in cooperative leadership and business. Many co-operative movements established women’s committees at various levels and also incorporated representatives in their management committees. Many training activities were organised at the national and regional levels by the Women’s Section of the ICA ROEC.