scholarly journals Women Empowerment through Agriculture in Chapainawabganj, Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 153-160
Author(s):  
Mithun Kumar Ghosh ◽  
Shaikh Shamim Hasan ◽  
Rezuana Fariha ◽  
Md. Obaidul Bari ◽  
Mst. Arina Parvin
Keyword(s):  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Present Condition ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Educational Rights ◽  
Northern District

Women constitute almost half of the population of Bangladesh and are heavily involved in different agricultural activities though their contributions are neglected as mainstream labor force which hinders their expected development. Considering this fact, the present study was designed to determine the women empowerment through agriculture in Chapainawabganj, a northern district of the country. A pre-structured questionnaire was used to collect data through face to face interview from randomly selected sample size of 120 respondents from four selected village namely Babudying, Hossaindying, Ramjibonpur and Thakurjoubon in Chapainawabganj district. The main findings indicated that about 83.3% respondents were middle age and 60% of the respondents were illiterate with 56.7% belonged to small size family which consists of up to 4 members. Agriculture was the main occupation among the respondents. Most of the respondents were found without own land although they continue their livelihood mostly by crop production, livestock rearing, and day laboring. They take lease (23.3%) of cultivable land from others. The respondents had an average monthly family income of about 9351.38 BDT whereas 95% of the respondents were under medium income category. The respondents had no extension contact (0%), having high farming experience (50%) and no cosmopolitan behavior (0%). Most of the respondents (71.7%) were unable to make their own decision and 33.3% of the respondents had educational rights. The economic participation rate of the respondents was very high (100%), on the other hand they had no economic opportunities (0%). The attitude of the respondents towards women empowerment were mostly moderately favorable (70%). Most of the respondents of the study area were lied between low to medium empowerment (96.7%) with minimal high empowerment (3.30%). Study suggests that there is need a lot of work for women to improve their present condition. Government and Non-government organizations should take proper step to decrease gender discrimination as well as ensure women’s fundamental rights to make their life easy and make them more empowered.

scholarly journals Comprehensive Socioeconomic and Demographic Profile of Farm Households in West Bengal, India

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
G. Samba Siva ◽  
D. S. Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Crop Production ◽  
Family Income ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Farm Households ◽  
Labour Force Participation Rate ◽  
Climatic Zones

Socio demographic data of Comprehensive Scheme for study on Cost of cultivation of Principal Crops (CCPC) has been utilized in the present study to identify the distribution of social, economic and demographic characteristics of farm households among different agro climatic zones of West Bengal. The demographic study observed that majority farmers in the study area are small farmers (43.83%) with an average land holding size of 1.5 hectares and have crop production as a major occupation. The households in this study are medium sized families (4 to 6 members). The educational status of households revealed that 80.70% were literates and only 19.30% were illiterates. Majority of them have secondary level of education and minimum of two members earn money for their family. The annual family income of farm households revealed that 50.67% farm households annual income range falls below Rs. 24,000 per annum, and they were considered as living under the poverty line. The average labour force participation rate in West Bengal is 67%. Chi square test revealed that the distribution of these characteristics viz. land holding size (= 32.55; P < .01), farmers’ education (= 46.22; P < .01), farm household education (= 58.42; P < .01), farmers’ age (= 39.94; P < .01), dependency status (= 30.05; P < .01), labour force participation rate (= 17.69; P = .05), farmers occupation (= 27.63; P = .05) and annual net family income (= 35.33; P = .05) found significant and independent among the different agro-climatic zones of West Bengal. It is concluded that the significant socioeconomic and demographic characteristics are crucial as it gives insight into the influence of capital and education on the household economic status. We recommended that the constructive plans should be formulated to take advantage of these aspects, which could positively alter the economic conditions of the farming community.

scholarly journals Women empowerment in trade union movements: A strategy for national and economic development

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 130-145
Author(s):  
Mustapha Alhaji Ali ◽  
Sani Garba Wakili ◽  
Fatima Shehu Liberty
Keyword(s):  
Trade Union ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Social Constructivism ◽  
Northern Region ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Trade Unionism ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
Participation Of Women ◽  
And Gender

Nigerian Trade Union (NTU) serves as a platform to safeguard and guarantee the interests and rights of workers in government organizations, regardless of gender and age. There is, however, a contrasting trend with regard to women empowerment in the trade Unionism in the Northern region. Hence, this study examines the participation of women in Nigerian trade union movements of Northern region. This study adopts a qualitative method of data collection. A total of eleven respondents from the Northern region were interviewed using unstructured questions. MAXQDA 2018 software version is used to analyze the data obtained from the field. In explaining the topic under investigation, the study has adopted the following two theories as a tool of research analysis: Empowerment and Social Constructivism theories. The key framework of these theories is largely premised on women empowerment and gender equality. These theories emphasize on the need for empowering women and gender fairness in every organization. The basis of the Social Constructivism theory is that gender inequality is socially constructed. The findings of this study demonstrate that women in the Northern region are not adequately empowered in the trade union movements this is because most of them are often subjugated to domestic activities. Therefore, the study recommends that the Nigerian government should enact national policies and strategies to encourage women participation and empowerment in the trade union movements in the region. The study adds that there is a need for women to be educated on gender discrimination by implementing the 35 percent Geneva Affirmative Action.

Role of Income Generation Programme in Women Empowerment

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalakha Rao ◽  
Shivani Kushwaha
Keyword(s):  
Skill Training ◽  
Safe Motherhood ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Income Generation ◽  
Related Field ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Support Programme ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Impact

The connection between poverty and women's lack of power over resources and decision-making has now caught the attention of policymakers in government and mainstream development all over the world. Women empowerment issues perceived nationally or locally are being addressed by both state and non-state agencies. Beside the government intervention, NGOs are implementing various types of Women Empowerment Programmes including IG Programmes. Women Empowerment Programmes in India include livelihood support Programme, rehabilitation and job placement for rescued women, safe motherhood Programme and so forth. In spite of involvement of various NGOs in women empowerment through Income Generation and Skill Development Programmes, the status of women is still not satisfactory in India as various official as well as unofficial reports claim and the outcomes against the stated objectives of the NGOs' Women Empowerment Programmes are often questioned. Therefore, the present study is focused in assessing the impact of IG Programmes run by non-government organizations in empowering women. The researcher hypothesizes that IG Programme with its components viz., skill training, resource inputs of loan and equipment help to increase income to the women through independent business or work in the related field; the increased income lessens their dependence on family heads and enables to spend for personal expenses; gives them certain freedoms as individuals; enables them to contribute to family affairs financially, which creates an environment in the family in favor or the women to accept her views and participation in family matters like education, marriage, purchase etc.

A Profile of the Population Enrolled in New York State's Child Health Plus

PEDIATRICS ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 105 (Supplement_E1) ◽  
pp. 706-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane L. Holl ◽  
Andrew W. Dick ◽  
Laura Pollard Shone ◽  
Lance E. Rodewald ◽  
Jack Zwanziger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Child Health ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Participation Rates ◽  
Poverty Level ◽  
Child Health Plus

Background. The recently enacted State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), designed to provide affordable health insurance for uninsured children, was modeled in part on New York State's Child Health Plus (CHPlus), which was implemented in 1991. All SCHIP programs involve voluntary enrollment of eligible children. Little is known about characteristics of children who enroll in these programs. Objectives. To provide a profile of children enrolled in CHPlus between 1993 and 1994 in the 6-county upstate New York study area, and to estimate the participation rate in CHPlus. Methods. A parent interview was conducted to obtain information about children, 0 to 6.9 years old, who enrolled in CHPlus in the study area. Two school-based surveys and the Current Population Survey were used to estimate health insurance coverage. Enrollment data from New York State's Department of Health, together with estimates of the uninsured, were used to estimate participation rates in CHPlus. Results. Most children enrolled in CHPlus in the study area were white. Although 17% of all children in the study area who were &lt;13 years old and living in families with incomes below 160% of the federal poverty level were black, only 9% of CHPlus-enrolled children were black. Twenty-one percent of enrolled children were uninsured during the entire year before enrollment and 61% of children had a gap in coverage lasting &gt;1 month. Children were generally healthy; only 4% had fair or poor health. Eighty-eight percent of parents of enrolled children had completed high school or a higher level of education. Parents reported that loss of a job was the main reason for loss of prior health insurance for their child. Most families learned about CHPlus from a friend (30%) or from their doctor (26%). The uninsured rate among children in the study area was approximately 4.1%. By 1993, the participation rate in CHPlus was about 36%. Conclusion. Blacks were underrepresented in CHPlus. Because the underlying uninsured rate was relatively low and parental education and family income were relatively high, the effects of CHPlus observed in this evaluation may be conservative in comparison to the potential effects of CHPlus for other populations of children. Participation rates during the early years of the program were modest.

THE BACK SIDE OF PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS: A GENDER ISSUE

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 17-23
Author(s):  
KSENIYA TABARINTSEVA-ROMANOVA ◽  
◽  
OLGA SILKINA ◽  
MAKSIM IGNATENKO
Keyword(s):  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Back Side ◽  
Peacekeeping Operations ◽  
The Past ◽  
Code Blue ◽  
Un Security Council ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
Crimes Against Women

The article is devoted to the issue of protecting women during armed conflicts and peacekeeping operations. At the beginning of the work, the authors briefly describe the main regulatory documents of the UN and the UN Security Council, which reflect and enshrine the fundamental rights of women and the measures taken to eliminate gender discrimination and inequality. However, the adopted documents and the proposed recommendations are clearly insufficient to ensure the protection of women of their rights and freedoms. Further, based on the analysis of armed conflicts and the participation of peacekeeping groups in them over the past 20 years, examples of crimes against women and children are given, and a conclusion is made about the violation of women's rights by the peacekeepers themselves. Particular attention is paid to studying the activities of specialized programs and private initiatives, such as Aids-free world and Code Blue for the protection of women and the fight against violence. In the conclusion, it is concluded that it is necessary to form a special independent judicial structure for the investigation and punishment of such crimes.

Evaluation of a Community Development Program in Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 721-730
Author(s):  
Ijin Hong ◽  
Kyung-hoo Roh
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Propensity Score Analysis ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Comparison Groups ◽  
The Impact

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the impact of a community development program meant to improve living standards of poor rural families through income generating activities (IGAs) based on conditional cash transfers (CCTs) in Doti, Nepal. Method: We use cross-sectional field data from a sample of 392 families representative of the village development committees of Pokhari, Ladagada, and Gajari. After running a propensity score analysis to increase comparability between the treatment and comparison groups, we compare mean scores on a series of chosen outcome variables via t-test analyses. Results: Results suggest that, although improvements in family income and living standards are felt subjectively, crop production might have worsened as a result of IGAs, suggesting the possibility of a trade-off and of long-term effects. Discussion and Implications: This article has implications for research and practice in community development programs and data collection and evaluation of such programs.

scholarly journals FISHERWOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT: SOME REFLECTIONS FROM KERALA ‘EXPERIENCES’

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 140-150
Author(s):  
Sayyid Abdulla Shakir
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Main Stream ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
The Government ◽  
To Come ◽  
Southern Fringe

Kerala, southern fringe of India has different story of development from the rest of Indian states. The implementation of different policies by the government has been resulted in the betterment of different marginalized communities, especially in the case of women empowerment. For women empowerment, state government has initiated may programs with the support of other local bodies including government and non-government organizations like Kudumbashree program, Gender park etc. It has created many opportunities for women to come forward to main stream of the society and engaging in many public activities. This paper is an attempt to look at state sponsored program for fisher women empowerment called ‘Society for Assistance to Fisherwomen’ (SAF), for uplift of fisherwomen, with the support of both secondary material and ground reality. This paper also discusses about development model of Kerala with special focus on women empowerment.

scholarly journals Assessing the Participation of Indigenous Santals People in Chapainawabganj District of Bangladesh in Income Generating Activities

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-143
Author(s):  
Mithun Kumar Ghosh ◽  
Afroza Awal Shoily ◽  
Md Shafiqul Islam ◽  
Umma Musarrat Misu ◽  
Mst Afroza Khatun
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The People ◽  
Cultivable Land ◽  
Income Generating Activities ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study was conducted to determine the participation of indigenous people in different income generating activities (IGAs) and identify their problems. The study focused especially the Santal (an indigenous community of Bangladesh) peoples living in Chapainawabganj district. A pre-structured questionnaire was used to collect data through face to face interview from randomly selected sample size of 120 respondents. The Santals did not have recognizable access to education and income generating activities (IGAs). The main findings indicate that, most of the respondents were in between 29-50 years of age. About 60% of the respondents were illiterate with 80% belonged to medium sized family which consist of 4 to 6 members. Agriculture is the main occupation among of the respondents. Among them, only 3.33% people are involved with Government services. Most of the people are found without own land although they continue their livelihood mostly by crop production, livestock rearing, fish culture and day laboring. They take lease of cultivable land from others. The respondents had an average annual family income of about 71429BDT whereas about 80% of the respondents were under low income category. Lack of money was found the most important problem in the study area according to Focus Group Discussion (FGD). IGAs improved the overall livelihood status of the Santals in the study area. The Agriculturists 2020; 18(1) 137-143

scholarly journals A comparative study on women empowerment in urban and rural setting in Tamil Nadu

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1108
Author(s):  
P. Saravanakumar ◽  
J. Elizabeth Varakumari
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Family Planning ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Women empowerment is vital for decision making on nutrition, health-seeking, family planning and economic issues for the family as a whole. In reality, there is prevalence of unequal gender norms among the women in India in urban and rural area. The objective of the study was to compare the empowerment of women in urban and rural setting in Tamil Nadu.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Nandivaram (RHTC) and Shenoy Nagar (UHTC) attached to Government Kilpauk Medical College among 200 married women of age 15-49 years with a semi-structured questionnaire during June 2018. Data was entered and analyzed in SPSS 16. Chi Square test and logistic regression was used for statistical analysis.Results: Mean age in rural group was 26.74±6.45 years and 30.4±7.35 in urban. Illiterates were 27% in rural and 14% in urban. About 67% were homemakers in rural vs. 43% in urban. About 33% were BPL in rural vs. 21% in urban. Decision making regarding household decisions, about73% in rural vs. 87% urban had participated. In health seeking behavior, 77 % in rural had no say while only 45% in urban. For Family planning, 33% in rural vs. 74% in urban had decision making which were statistically significant. Only 33% contributed to family income in rural vs. 47% in urban.Conclusions: Women empowerment is better in urban setting than rural setting. There is a strong need to create awareness and training in rural setting for better productive life.

scholarly journals Financial Inclusion of Marginalised Communities: A Study on Fisher Households in Kerala

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-40
Author(s):  
L. F. Sunitha
Keyword(s):  
State Government ◽  
Alternative Model ◽  
Women Empowerment ◽  
Indian States ◽  
Marginalized Communities ◽  
Government Organizations ◽  
Secondary Material ◽  
The Government ◽  
To Come ◽  
Southern Fringe

Kerala, southern fringe of India has different story of development from the rest of Indian states. The implementation of different policies by the government has been resulted in the betterment of different marginalized communities, especially in the case of women empowerment. For women empowerment, state government has initiated many programs with the support of other local bodies including government and non-government organizations like Kudumbashree program, Gender park etc. It has created many opportunities for women to come forward to mainstream of the society and engaging in many public activities. This paper is an attempt to look at state sponsored program for fisher women empowerment called ‘Society for Assistance to Fisherwomen’ (SAF), for uplift of fisherwomen, with the support of both secondary material and ground reality. This paper also discusses about the need for an alternative model for the development of the marginalized fisher households sector.

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