Present study is an attempt to explore and access gender description among rural women through the women’s view point. The study area is the Eastern division of Himalayan state of Uttarakhand (India). Keeping in view the vast ecological variation the study area is divided into four ecological zones named as Shiwaliks, Lesser Himalaya, Great Himalaya and Trance Himalaya. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 25 villages from study area giving due representation to each ecological zones. Descriptive statistical techniques were used for the analysis of the data. The general status of women was reported low to very low by 95.46 percent of respondents. Social environment, less productive subsistence agriculture resulted in drudger were the main causes. The discrimination against women was reported by 47.47 percent respondents. Lack of education and lack of employment and Independent economic status was reported the main cause for it. 63.13 percent respondents had the opinion that there is no equal opportunity in education, employment and economic activities for women. The causes for this discriminationwere the prevailing tradition and lack of social freedom and independence in decision making. Interestingly 95.45 percent women differentiated between their male and female children; with major cause that male child is the heir of the family and the future bread earner. A big intra zonal variation was found; especially between the women of Trans Himalayan Bhotiya tribe and the rest Kumaonies. Because of their less conservative society, trade & handicraft oriented economy and lesser importance to agriculture and animal husbandry, women of Trans Himalayan zone suffered lesser discrimination and avail more opportunity.