Open AccessSTEPPING INTO THE WORLD OF URBANIZATION – CASE STUDIES OF 11 WOMEN IN URBAN SLUMS, DELHI
Author(s) -
Khwairakpam Sangeeta Devi
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
paripex indian journal of research
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.36106/paripex/9305908
Subject(s) - slum , urbanization , economic growth , empowerment , socioeconomics , vulnerability (computing) , workforce , work (physics) , commercialization , government (linguistics) , urban village , geography , poverty , business , political science , population , sociology , environmental health , medicine , economics , engineering , mechanical engineering , linguistics , philosophy , civil engineering , computer security , marketing , computer science
Rise of sectors- factories, roadways' commercialization in cities creating opportunities in workforce. For sectors'development, rather than men, women and children shifted from rural to cities, landed in uncomfortable zones- slums,footpaths, Night-shelters due to cities' high cost of living. They are compelled to become part of slum environment.Government's programs- like Slum Improvement, UWSP, and SEPUP for Urban Poor have been directed to followservices to urban poor on realistic terms and conditions for better.Researcher aims to understand women's position as urban-slum dwellers through concurrent fieldwork exposureduring 2014-15,Department of Social Work,DU.A case study was conducted in 5 Delhi's urban slums and objectives arebeing proposed:1.To encounter reasons for being in city.2.To acknowledge mechanisms on how she adjusts to living conditions and social security.3.To explore awareness and level of women's participation in policy/programs.4.To assess economic empowerment and contribution to family.5.To explore perceptions of being slum dwellers.Paper will show slum dwellers' conditions as per data and variations of vulnerability within urban slum-dwellers