Social Assessment of Female Education and its Impact on Poverty Alleviation in Badin District of Sindh, Pakistan

Abstract

The aim of this study is to review the status of female education and rural poverty in district Badin of Sindh, to analyze the socioeconomic causes and correlates of the feminization of poverty, with special reference to Badin district, to undertake a survey of perceptions of rural women in Badin district, about the impact of different levels of education on their lives, to identify educational programs influencing the income and social status of rural women. It undertakes a survey of perceptions of rural women in Badin district, about the impact of education on their lives and the severity of these problems as perceived by women with comparison of literate and illiterate women. The study sample consists of 174 women (Target Population: Female population between age 15-60 years). This paper is based on Primary data collection, structured questionnaire were used to observe and record the perception of female using Likert Scale of 1-4.

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