%A M. Klaassens %T Breaking down those four walls; a study of the influences of education and employment on women’s status, autonomy and reproductive behaviour through time %L theses_frw1683 %D 2005 %X The main purpose of this master thesis is to broaden awareness of the influences of high educational attainment and employment on women’s reproductive behaviour, autonomy and status in India. In-depth interviews of two age groups are conducted in Dharwad, a district capital in the state Karnataka situated in the South of India, in order to give the study a dynamic perspective