WOMEN HEADED HOUSEHOLDS: A THEORETICAL EVALUATION OF THE CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

Abstract

In most nations, women are not regarded household heads until there is no adult male living continuously in the home. In India, a female headed household is described as one in which the woman is the primary breadwinner due to divorce, separation, immigration, or widowhood. Housewives are one of society's most disadvantaged groups, facing a slew of barriers, limits, evils, and hardships. Women-headed homes are more than twice as likely to be impoverished as all other households. Respondents' households face a variety of issues, including poverty, economic insecurity, social and political impotence, and health concerns. Despite this, womenheaded households have a significantly lower standard of living than their male-headed counterparts. As a result, this research is particularly focused and relevant to the current situation, as well as socially and timely important one and need of the hour.