Social Scientist Monthly Journal of the Indian School of Social Sciences VOLUME 4 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER NUMBER 4/5 1975 CONTENTS E M S Namboodiripad 1 Perspective of the Women's Movement Manorama Savur 9 Women's Liberation and Pro- ductive Activity Carol A Brown 28 Patriarchal Capitalism and the Female-headed Family Gail Omvedt 40 Rural Origins of Women's Liberation in India Martin Oppenheimer 55 Women Office Workers: Petty- bourgeoisie or New Proleta- rians? Mythily Shivaraman 76 Towards Emancipation Kumaresh Chakravarty 104 Employment, Incomes and Equality Sophie M Tharakan 115 Status of Women in India : A Michael Tharakan Historical Perspective Wandana Sonalkar 124 Problems of Working Women in Urban Areas Aleyamma George 134 Literacy: Doorway to Liberation Vimla Randive 146 Working-class Women Leela Gulati 155 Sex Discrimination in Work and Wages Articles express the views of the authors and not necessarily of the editors or of the Indian School of Social Sciences. e