Abstract
Livestock is a natural resource of good quality food, milk, meat, yogurt, butter, etc. Rural women actively participate in
livestock management activities but their role is undervalued even though their social life is negatively affected. This paper is
an attempt to analyze women’s involvement in livestock care and management and its implications for their social life.
Multistage sampling technique was used for data collection. Two districts, two tehsils, two union councils and four villages
were selected randomly. Six hundred respondents were selected by systematic random sampling technique through Fitzgibbon
table. Data were collected with the help of a well-designed interview schedule and analyzed by using different statistical
techniques. The results showed that a significant majority of women were involved in making dung-pads and cleaning sheds.
Half of the women reported that their livestock work creates problems to meet relatives, attend family functions and for
involvement in social activities. It is therefore recommended that families should provide opportunities to women to participate
in social activities by sharing their livestock-related responsibilities.
