• Lawrence Mathew
• Priyadharsini K

Gender equality is one of the most sought-after problems of the 21st century. Right from the incidence of a settled social life and family relationships, the idea of gender began to shape. Even in the 21st century, women only find a second-grade role in the society. It is true that the roles of women is growing the public arenas of life. But, within the four walls of household, the roles of women still remains more or less the same as it was two centuries back. Inside the house, the identity and the individuality of women are not yet accepted. The study aims to understand how the key household resources are shared among the husband and wife in a family. For that a new index has been formulated, it is named as GHAR Index which stands for Gender-based Household Allocation of Resource Index .

: Gender Economics, GHAR Index, Gender Allocation of Household resources, Freedom, Bargaining power

"Gender Allocation of Household Resources among Employed married couples in Kerala with Special Reference to Kottayam District", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no.2610-2639, October-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010337.pdf

"Gender Allocation of Household Resources among Employed married couples in Kerala with Special Reference to Kottayam District", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 10, page no. pp2610-2639, October-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2010337.pdf