Abstract
Poverty creates many problems. Out of which one major problem is an increase in
migration rate. In Pakistan, the rate of inter province and rural urban migration has
increased in the last few years resulting in an expansion in urban population. The
objective of this study was to explore the experience of women who have migrated from
rural to urban areas with their families and are living in urban slums. Moreover, the
study aims to explore the reasons of migration from rural to urban areas, the change
occurred in their living conditions and their level of satisfaction. Total 100 women from
selected katchi abadis (urban slums) of Karachi and were in-depth interviewed through
questionnaire method. To have an in depth analysis of the situation, both open and closed
ended questions were included. Results show that most of these women have migrated
with their families due to poverty. The need is to take decisions that promote equity and
social justice. The distribution of resources and development planning need to focus on
the need of urban and rural areas on equal bases because just moving towards
metropolitan city does not change their living rather it is deteriorating the situation.
Shagufta Nasreen, Asma Manzoor. (2017) RURAL URBAN MIGRATION AND WOMEN IN URBAN SLUMS OF KARACHI, Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 56, Issue 2.
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