Factors Affecting Women Contribution in Household Budget in Urban Informal Sector: An Analysis

Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Awan; Dr. Muhammad Zahir Faridi; Muhammad Mujahid Abbas

Factors Affecting Women Contribution in Household Budget in Urban Informal Sector: An Analysis

Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Awan *

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Woman share in formal and informal labor market has gained much importance at national and international level. It has become the main agenda of national and international organizations for last three decades. Data collected for those women whom are contributing in the household budget through their informal economic activities is a Herculean task. The raison d’etre of our research work is to measure those factors which are affecting woman’s contribution in the household budget, particularly in the urban informal sector. Primary data were collected from urban councils of district Dera Ghazi Khan.

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Prof. Awan, Dr. Faridi, Muhammad Abbas. 2015. "Factors Affecting Women Contribution in Household Budget in Urban Informal Sector: An Analysis". Global Journal of Human-Social Science, Global Journal of Human-Social Science - E: Economics GJHSS-E Volume 15 (GJHSS Volume 15 Issue E2).

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Crossref Journal DOI 10.17406/GJHSS

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Submission ReceivedFebruary 3, 2015
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Country: Pakistan

Subject: Global Journal of Human-Social Science

Authors: Prof. Dr. Abdul Ghafoor Awan, Dr. Muhammad Zahir Faridi, Muhammad Mujahid Abbas (PhD/Dr. count: 2)

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