Gender Bias for Income Opportunities in Villages : A Study of Kalisindh Thermal Power Project

Abstract

Money is necessary for human being to fulfil their basic needs such as food, cloth and shelter irrespective of their gender. Money can be earned by choosing any mode of earning out of available income opportunities. Male and female can choose earning method on the basis of their education and talent. This study is focused to study gender bias for available income opportunities for villagers’ living in vicinity of Kalisindh Thermal Power Project. Required information has been gathered through survey of villagers living in villages Devri, Motipura, Nimoda, Singhania and Undal. a structured questionnaire was filled during survey. Convenience and judgemental sampling method were used for selection of villagers. Frequency, percentage, simple arithmetic mean and ANOVA are the statistical tools used for the analysis. The study revealed that there is no biasing of gender for availing available income opportunities for villagers living in vicinity of Kalisindh Thermal Power Project.