economic empowerment
From Plucking to Leading: Women’s Economic Empowerment – A Case Study of Satischnadra Tea Garden in Darjeeling District
By: NANDINI BHOWMIK, SAMAR KR. BISWAS – This article examines the shifting economic and gender dynamics among women tea plantation workers in India, focusing on the Satischandra tea garden in the Darjeeling district. Although women constitute the backbone of the tea industry—particularly through labour‑intensive tasks such as leaf plucking—they continue to be positioned as secondary…