• Dr Mohana Basu

Mobility can be defined from various perspectives but from geographical view point we can define mobility as the movement that people undertake over space for fulfilling their various requirements of life which can be any requirement related to their social, economic or cultural needs. Over the years, freedom of movement has become one of the most important pre-requisites for development. For accessing anything like basic education or workplace one needs to have freedom of movement. However, freedom of movement various over space, time and even across genders. It has been noted that male members of the society enjoy a lot of freedom of movement in comparison to their female counterparts. There are various factors that governs mobility of women. In this paper, an attempt has been made to analysis the perception of the community members with regards to women’s free mobility. In the developing countries specially, women face various restrictions on their free movement. Hence, this study has been conducted in Asansol Durgapur Planning Area (ADPA), in West Bengal where one can prominently see urban, sub-urban and rural areas. This work is based on primary survey which has been done by conducting focused group discussions, in-depth interviews and questionnaire-based surveys. Results reveal that freedom of movement of women various over space due to the differences in the perception of the community members on the issue of women’s mobility.

Mobility, space, focused group discussions, development, community members

"AN ANALYSIS OF PERCEPTION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON WOMEN’S FREE MOBILITY OVER SPACE IN ASANSOL DURGAPUR PLANNING AREA (ADPA), WEST BENGAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no.f677-f683, June-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206585.pdf

"AN ANALYSIS OF PERCEPTION OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS ON WOMEN’S FREE MOBILITY OVER SPACE IN ASANSOL DURGAPUR PLANNING AREA (ADPA), WEST BENGAL", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 6, page no. ppf677-f683, June-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2206585.pdf