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Social Perceptions on Low-Income Women Driving CNG-Auto-Rickshaws as an Empowerment Tool

This research explores social perceptions about low-income women driving CNG-auto-rickshaws as a tool for empowerment. It highlights the feasibility and potential of this transportation sector for economic diversification and challenges the gender roles and boundaries still present in society.

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Social Perceptions on Low-Income Women Driving CNG-Auto-Rickshaws as an Empowerment Tool

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  1. Social Perceptions on Low-Income Women Driving CNG-Auto-Rickshaws as an Empowerment Tool IshrarTabenda Hasan (North South University), Asad Karim Khan Priyo (North South University), UmmahaTulHazra (North South University)

  2. Introduction • An explorative research approach to understand general people’s social perceptions about low-income women (LIW) being CNG-Auto-Rickshaw drivers as an empowerment tool. • Why is it a persistent and a relevant problem? • Social boundaries and obstacles pertaining to gender roles still exist. • The study also highlights these perceptions to distinguish the feasibility and lucrativeness of CNG driving compared to that of the RMG sector in Bangladesh. • Why are we interested in this research exploration? • Transportation sector as a new avenue for the women would bring about economic diversification.

  3. Research Methods

  4. Findings: Themes (Low-Income Groups) • Perceived Autonomy • Contradictory Perceptions between Women and Men • Low Self-Esteem

  5. Themes Sub-Themes • Perceived Autonomy • 9% low-income women assert that driving CNG-Auto-Rickshaw would enhance their freedom in-tuned with independence, higher income and flexibility. • Contradictory Perceptions between Women and Men • Low Self-Esteem

  6. Themes Sub-Themes • Perceived Autonomy • Contradictory Perceptions between Women and Men • Low Self-Esteem

  7. Themes Sub-Themes • Perceived Autonomy • This theme centers around low-income women’s co-dependency toward their husbands and their mere comfortability in being happy with receiving little. • Despite being a job-holder, LIW are dependent on their husbands. 51% LIW’s spouses are in a neutral state to be dependent on their income. Whereas, 85% LIM confidently assert that their spouses are dependent on them and their income, although the majority are housewives. • Majority of the low-income women are “content” with their meagre amount of income (Income range: BDT 15,000 to BDT 17,000). • Interestingly, it should be noted, how more low-income men are content with their income (19 respondents where their income ranges from BDT 8,000 to BDT 30,000). • Contradictory Perceptions between Women and Men • Low Self-Esteem

  8. Findings: Themes (Elite Groups) • Prejudiced Perceptions about Female Social Boundaries • Positive Perceptions • Safety

  9. Themes Sub-Themes • Prejudiced Perceptions about Female Social Boundaries • Positive Perceptions • Safety

  10. Themes Sub-Themes • Prejudiced Perceptions about Female Social Boundaries • Positive Perceptions • Safety

  11. Themes • Prejudiced Perceptions about Female Social Boundaries • While travelling alone in a CNG, the elites provide a ‘neutral’ stance more (47% Youth and 44% Parents), followed by the feeling of ‘less’ safe (29% Youth and 35% Parents). • However, when asked if they would feel safe when travelling alone in a CNG-Auto-Rickshaw where the driver is a woman, they responded, thus – 72% youth and 82.5% parents claimed, affirmatively. • If their important beings travel alone in a CNG-Auto-Rickshaw driven by LIM, 40.8% Youth will feel ‘neutral’, followed by ‘more’ (36%) in terms of the Parents for their spouses’ safety. • 72% Parents will feel safe letting their children travel in a CNG-Auto-Rickshaw driven by LIW, followed by a ‘neutral’ stance of safety if their children chooses to travel alone. • If for any reason, any low-income woman CNG driver meets with unfavorable circumstances, the majority of the elites vouched that they will try to help her in any way they can (70% Youth and 57.5% Parents) • Positive Perceptions • Safety

  12. Future Research Exploration • A probable source of hypotheses that can be studied further and also analyzed to understand its validity. • Can be served as the basis for further studies in relation to the transportation sector, locally, in a Bangladeshi context, in the Asian context, and somewhat in a global context. • Will be able to aware and help economists, policy analysts, policy developers, social agencies, transport planners, geographers, citizens, netizens and the individual as a whole in order to understand the economic and social depth of women empowerment through LIW driving CNG-Auto-Rickshaws.

  13. Thank You!

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