Ready Made Garments Contribution to Women Empowerment, A Study on Women Workers in Bangladesh Perspective

Paper Published Link: http://www.ijsred.com/volume5/issue2/IJSRED-V5I2P43.pdf ABSTRACT There is no doubt that Bangladesh's development goals would always be unattainable without women's empowerment. This country has a societal structure that views women as a burden to their families. The situation, however, is evolving with time. Women now work in the garment industry, education, banking, various NGO's, and government organizations, but the single garment sector employs 70 percent of the 4.0 million employees, the majority of whom are less educated, unskilled, and from rural regions. Before gaining a career in the clothing industry, these women had no decision-making authority or access to resources. The position provides great opportunities for female employees by providing economic flexibility and allowing them to remain close to city services and amenities. And equipping them with information and skills through training, counselling, and problem-solving with co-workers. The study found that women's empowerment is heavily influenced by four factors: their financial contribution to the family, their access to resources, their participation in household decision-making, and their perception of gender awareness, which represented ready-made garments' contribution to women empowerment. It has been discovered that the clothing industry has a substantial impact on women's ability to contribute financially, engage in decision-making, access resources, and manage with risks, all of which contribute to their overall empowerment in society. The information gathered represented the institutional procedures of several garment companies as well as the respondent's personal characteristics such as age, marital status, and so on. Education, and so on As a result, the research recommends doing a more in-depth investigation of this topic that includes various sorts of institutions and a bigger sample size. In light of these circumstances, the study's findings may be effective in strengthening women's empowerment by emphasizing greater support for female garment factory employees from their management, as well as both the customer and the BGMEA. Keywords— Women Empowerment, Financial Contribution, Decision Making, Participation, RMG Sector