Household and community challenges in the way of empowering farm women in punjab

The present study was an attempt to analyze household and community challenges among farmwomen in Punjab. A multistage random sampling technique was used for the collection of data and the sample size was 240 farm households. The findings of the study revealed that among household challenges, patriarchal norms (2.04) were found major challenge (Rank I) while at the community level farm women were deprived of legal rights (rank I) and unsupportive community ethics (rank II). Lack of capacity-building avenues (rank I) was another challenge faced by women at the market level. The study suggested that normative patterns of the family and society at large towards women need to be made more inclusive to overcome the myriad barriers imposed upon rural women, especially farm women.