Attitude of Urban Women towards Environment Related Policies of India

Sustainability of the environment is one of the major problems of India. Women, by the nature of their daily activities of managing the homes and families, play a vital role in environmental management and development. Their full participation and co-operation in various governmental policies with regard conservation of environmental issues is therefore essential in achieving sustainable development. This paper analyses the attitude of urban women towards the various recently implemented policies of Indian Government to address the problems of environmental degradation. The results indicate that employed women and women with more education tend to exhibit positive attitude about the environment policies.