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FEMALE INVOLVEMENT IN COTTAGE INDUSTRY AND RURAL LIVELIHOOD IN MIANWALI

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2018(III-I).01      10.31703/gsr.2018(III-I).01      Published : Dec 2018

Female Involvement in Cottage Industry and Rural Livelihood in Mianwali

    Background: Women play a significant role in the development of any country throughout the world by contributing in different socio-economic activities. In Pakitan, the cottage and household industries hold an important position in the rural areas. The study was conducted in two villages i.e. Mari city and Kalabagh of district Mianwali (Punjab). The study investigated that how are the women. involved in different household economic activities and its socio-economic impacts on the rural settings. The research methodology was descriptive. Primary data was collected from 36 respondents through the use of qualitative research methods. The tools, instruments and methods that are utilized during the research include questionnaires, observation of the participants., surveys, face to face interviews, case studies and exploring life history. Females can play a significant role in enhancing the socio-economic level of the household and enhance the overall economy of the country.

    Cottage Industry, Microeconomics, Female role in Economics, Socio-Economic Impacts
    (1) Hussain Ali Hashmi
    MPhil Scholar, Department of Anthropology, Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry
    Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, (PMAS-AAUR) Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Hashmi, Hussain Ali, and Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry. 2018. "Female Involvement in Cottage Industry and Rural Livelihood in Mianwali." Global Sociological Review, III (I): 1-9 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2018(III-I).01
    HARVARD : HASHMI, H. A. & CHAUDHRY, A. G. 2018. Female Involvement in Cottage Industry and Rural Livelihood in Mianwali. Global Sociological Review, III, 1-9.
    MHRA : Hashmi, Hussain Ali, and Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry. 2018. "Female Involvement in Cottage Industry and Rural Livelihood in Mianwali." Global Sociological Review, III: 1-9
    MLA : Hashmi, Hussain Ali, and Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry. "Female Involvement in Cottage Industry and Rural Livelihood in Mianwali." Global Sociological Review, III.I (2018): 1-9 Print.
    OXFORD : Hashmi, Hussain Ali and Chaudhry, Abid Ghafoor (2018), "Female Involvement in Cottage Industry and Rural Livelihood in Mianwali", Global Sociological Review, III (I), 1-9
    TURABIAN : Hashmi, Hussain Ali, and Abid Ghafoor Chaudhry. "Female Involvement in Cottage Industry and Rural Livelihood in Mianwali." Global Sociological Review III, no. I (2018): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2018(III-I).01