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is more than double than that of the mean monthly income receiving to currently working women.

1510 Examination of Intergenerational Occupation Mobility among Weavers of
Varanasi, India

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Laeek Siddiqui , Sushrima Gan
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1 International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India. University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
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Abstract

An issue on which very few systematic and rigorous studies available in India. The paper examines intergenerational
occupation mobility (IOM) among three generations of weavers. Using data from a primary study based on 364
weavers from Varanasi, a district in the economically and demographically backward region of state of Uttar Pradesh
in India. Mobility matrices have been used to assess IOM. We find there is not considerable occupation mobility
historically among weavers. However, current generation of weavers has changed their occupation from weaving
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to other nonskilled work. About 92% of weavers (2 Generation) have same occupation (weaving related) as that
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of their fathers (1 generation). But 32% of weavers (3 generation) have chosen different occupations from their
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fathers (2 Generation). Due to less demand in weaving business in recent years. Weavers have become so poor.
They have started other work for their livelihood. Qualitative insights reveal that due to extreme poverty and
illiteracy among this community youth started their meager traditional income through low and non-skilled work
such as pulling cycle rickshaws, cleaning houses, or selling vegetables, fruits, etc.

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