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CHANGE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS OF RURAL WOMEN DUE TO PARTICIPATION IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM OF PALLI DARIDRO BIMOCHON FOUNDATION (Pages : 9 - 15)

The main focus of this study was to determine and describe the change of socio-economic status of the rural women due to their participation in poverty alleviation program of Palli Daridro Bimochon Foundation (PDBF) in the selected areas of Bakta Union of Fulbaria Upazila under Mymensingh district. The study also explored the relationship between 10 selected characteristics of the PDBF beneficiary women and their changes in socio-economic status. Data were collected from a sample of randomly selected 100 PDBF beneficiary women out of a total of 400 rural women during the period from 2 October to 2 November 2004. A pretested structured interview schedule contained simple direct questions and different scales was used for data collection. The change of socio-economic status of the rural women under PDBF was the dependent variable while age, education, husband’s education, family size, work experience with PDBF, contact with PDBF personnel, training experience, credit received, credit repayment and credit use of the rural women were the independent variables. The socio-economic status was measured by comparing the ‘before’ and ‘after’ situation of seven changed dimensions of the women due to joining in PDBF. The significance of change was measured by comparing mean differences between 'before' and 'after' situation in respect of change in seven dimension of socio-economic condition of rural women. The change of socio-economic status was significant in six dimensions while considering the farm size of the women, no significant change was found. The change of the socio-economic status of the rural women was related to age, husband’s education and family size but did not have significant relationships with education, work experience with PDBF, training experience, credit received, credit repayment and credit use. Lack of educational opportunities, scarcity of land and overpopulation are the major causes of poverty of the sample rural women.Download