FACTORS INFLUENCING SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOOD OF WEAKER SECTION WOMEN IN BANGALORE CITY
Author(s): Dr. ASHWATH YADAV G S
Publication #: 2509028
Date of Publication: 08.05.2025
Country: India
Pages: 1-9
Published In: Volume 11 Issue 3 May-2025
Abstract
A livelihood incorporates all skills combined with essential assets and required activities that lead to obtaining income. Sustainability allows things to maintain a suitable quality of life after experiencing challenges and preserve future population existence without adverse effects. Study of sustainable livelihoods remains scarce throughout India because researchers have minimal knowledge and data about measuring weaker section sustainability and developing remediation strategies. This research project sets out to determine several aspects which shape the enduring life quality of marginalized women in society. The research employed a descriptive approach which utilized a well-designed questionnaire for data collection. An unknown population population used Cochran formula as the basis to determine [N=100] respondents as the sample size. A sample of working women entrepreneurs operating for five years served as the foundation of convenient sampling. Initial tests of the questionnaire were conducted with a group of 12 female participants leading to small adjustments in the research method. The scale validity together with the reliability of the questionnaire was verified. This study applied Confirmatory factor analysis on sustainable livelihood factors through the use of AMOS R software. The statistical data indicates that the surveyed women across communities showed their belief that vulnerability functions as an obstacle to their sustainable livelihood. Woman's long-term survival depends heavily on health and food security parameters according to study outcomes. The ability of women to maintain financial stability gets negatively affected by the costs associated with credits and family responsibilities.
Keywords: Weaker section, women, sustainability, sustainable livelihood
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