Neoliberalism and Rural Women's Education: A Case Study From India

• In Event: Rural Education Across Geography: Understanding Marginalization in Domestic and International Contexts

Abstract

This paper offers empirical case study on rural women’s educational program from India. Programs for rural women’s education have been initiated by government, influenced by neoliberal policies, employing rural community workers. The need to better understand the role of these workers emerges in a neoliberal state for creating an enabling environment for education and empowerment of rural women. The concept of governmetality and its implications for the rural women is explored to understand the process of reframing of rural society. Interviews and observations were used for data collection from ten participants. The theoretical framework of neoliberalism was used to analyze the data. The researcher concludes that the policymakers can further investigate the experiences of the community workers for future policies.

Author

• Rashmi Sharma, Ohio University