Employment and Income Status of Disadvantaged Women-A Comparative Analysis between Some Selected Urban and Rural Areas of Khulna District

Abstract

This study mainly discusses a comparative analysis between status of urban and rural disadvantaged women. For surviving the livelihood women work in both area works hard. Moreover, their income depends on seasonal variation and rural women also suffer from uncertainty of income. The study is based on empirical data collected through household survey and personal interviews with disadvantaged women of village Shiromoni and Rupsha slum and its adjacent area under Khulna district. This analysis looks into the condition of such women and the present GO and NGO programs toward their economic improvement. Thus, to achieve better social structure, the Government and its development partners need to re-orient their programs and implement an effective affirmative action for the disadvantaged women.