Factors Effecting The Rural Women Labour Supply in Agriculture Sector: A Case Study of District Rajanpur-Pakistan

Abstract

This paper is an attempt to find out factors affecting the rural women labour supply in agriculture sector in District Rajanpur. Out of 44 Union councils (UCs), 06 UCs have been selected randomly for this study. Out of each UC two villages are selected and from each village 25 women above 18 years have been selected randomly. The collected data then analyzed using multiple regressions. Variables women age, family type, family size, husband health status, purdah observed, source of income and number of children are found statistically significant. The results can be concluded that economic constraints due to number of factors forced the women in the study area to work outside home. However, due to religious nature of the area, mostly women are not allowed to participate in economic activities outside their homes.

Keywords: labour supply, agriculture sector, Rajanpur, multiple regression, union council.