Lahore, May 18, 2022 (PPI-OT):Dr. Aribah Aslam (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics) as Principal Investigator (PI) along with Dr. Ghulam Ghouse (Assistant Professor, Department of Economics) as Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) have recently won a research grant of Three Lac Rupees, for a project entitled “Working within Confines: Empowering Women Home-Based Workers in Major Divisions of Punjab” from The University of Lahore (UOL). The research proposal was submitted under UOL Startup Research Grant Program-2022 (UOL-SRGP).
The project aims at understanding the factors which will help in increasing the earnings of female home-based workers (FHBW) in Punjab and would thereby serve to advise policymakers in designing economic empowerment initiatives for women as well as FHBWs. Furthermore, the study will also help policymakers in the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) related to poverty reduction, achievement of gender equality, empowerment, promotion of inclusive growth, productive employment, and decent work opportunities for all.
The research project is premised on the assumptions that female home-based workers are physically and mentally exploited, earn less, and are not being recognized as part of the formal economy. A segment of these workers also falls even below the international line of poverty of earning less than $2.5 per day.
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