Gender, International Migration and Sustainable Development in the Country of Origin: A Case Study of District Mirpur Azad Jammu & Kashmir

Authors

  • Kamran Tanveer Ph D Scholar, Department of Sociology PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Dr. Aneela Afzal Associate Professor Department of Agricultural Extension PMAS-Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Prof. Dr. Abdul Saboor Professor, Department of Economics PMAS-AAUR Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35484/pssr.2023(7-III)14

Keywords:

International Migration, Patriarchal, Sustainable Development, Women Empowerment

Abstract

International Migration and women empowerment is one of the most important issue prevailed in third world countries where women plays a subordinated roles in patriarchal societies. International Migration have played a significant role to enhance the social, economic, cultural, and political independency, and ultimately paved the ways towards the sustainable development. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the women empowerment associated with International Migration, and sustainable development. A sample size of five hundred (N=500) International Migrants from District Mirpur Azad Jammu & Kashmir by using structured questionnaire. The selection of sample was made by using stratified random sampling technique and analyzed by using SPSS-26 version. The results shows that International Migration has a strong association with the women empowerment such as there empowerment in demographic, social, economic, cultural, and political values of women and the has played a valuable contribution in the sustainable development in the country of origin.

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Published

2023-09-30

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Tanveer, K., Afzal, A., & Saboor, A. (2023). Gender, International Migration and Sustainable Development in the Country of Origin: A Case Study of District Mirpur Azad Jammu & Kashmir. Pakistan Social Sciences Review, 7(3), 169–185. https://doi.org/10.35484/pssr.2023(7-III)14