Income Generating Activities and Livelihood Patterns of Rural Women: A Sociological Study in Sonaray Village under Nilphamary District

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume III, Issue VII, July 2019 | ISSN 2454–6186

Income Generating Activities and Livelihood Patterns of Rural Women: A Sociological Study in Sonaray Village under Nilphamary District

Md. Ripul Kabir^1*, Mamunor Rashid², Shamoly Roy^3
1Sociology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh,
²Mass Communication and Journalism Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna 9208, Bangladesh
³Department of Sociology, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
*Corresponding Author

Abstract: – The objective of this study was to assess the improvement of livelihood patterns of rural women through income generating activities. Survey method was used here and 120 respondents from 6 occupations were taken purposively. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire and it contained several items on socio-demographic status, family decision, monthly income and savings from it, water facilities, health facilities, patterns of sanitation, numbers of school going children, access to recreation etc. This paper tries to embody the livelihood patterns of rural women in comparing with the before and after involvement with income generating activities. Possible impact of their involvement with income generating activities had been drawn in assessing the socioeconomic conditions of the respondents. This study may seek a further research for the betterment of the Bangladeshi rural women.

Keywords: Income Generating Activities, facilities, empowerment, recreation

I. INTRODUCTION

Bangladesh is one of the least developed countries and women constitute little less than half of its total population of which a large proportion live in rural areas, the majority of rural population, particularly women is subject to inequality and unemployment. They have very limited access to income generating activities and consequentially less opportunity to contribute to their family income even though they are involved with non-paid, agriculture and household work (Karim, 2011). Income is the most important element of human well fare and improved living condition. It also helps to improve people’s improved health, socio-economic as well as political capability (Mondal et al. 2009). Rural women especially in poor households engage in divers

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