participation of rural women, when compared to urban women, are as follows:
1. Low economic status of rural people in India.
2. Lack of financial resources to support their family.
3. Bad habits among male members in the rural family.
4. Shortage of agricultural labourers.
5. Many urban women are not let to work due to orthodox and traditional beliefs.
6. The women in urban families are discouraged to take up job as the men are earning high income.
7. Under estimation of number of women workers in urban area though they work at homes as homemakers in urban areas.
