Author: Mehwish Qudoos Alizai
AIT Library Call Number: AIT Thesis no.GD-12-12
Year: 2012
Academic Program: Gender and Development Studies (GDS)
Type: Thesis (M. Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 2012
Examination Committee: Kyoko Kusakabe (Chairperson); Soparth Pongquan, Philippe Doneys (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: The informal sector is unregis tered, unorganized and unrecognized in most of developing countries in general and Pakistan in particular. Being informal in its nature but contributing to the formal economy. The informal sector provides employment to an overwhelming number of people acro ss the globe. Home – based cottage industry is one of the best income generating sources in most of the developing countries in general, Pakistan in particular. Literature demonstrated that estimated 300 million home – based workers were found engaged in the d eveloping countries and over half of them are women, while 80% of them belong to the poorest families. Women home – based workers have significantly contributed to their household incomes by engaging in certain types of home – based activities. The general obj ective of this study is to understand the gender perspective of home – based Balochi embroidery production, potential and problems encountered in Balochistan, Pakistan. Quetta and Mastung (districts) of Balochistan as study area were selected for this study. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative methods of social research acquiring the data and information where semi – structure questionnaire was employed at household level accompanied number of checklists for focus group discussions and key info rmants. The empirical findings of the study revealed that in Balochistan most of women were engaged in home – based income generating activities, for example, producing handicrafts and livestock rearing etc. Balochi Hand – made embroidery production is pre dominantly an important home – based income generating activity for women in the rural areas of Balochistan. Like other areas, what is similar in case of the hand – made embroidery in Balochistan? Behind this cottage industry mostly women are involved in rathe r than men –
Scholarship Donor(s): Government of Japan
Note: A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Gender and Development Studies, School of Environment, Resources and Development
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