TY - JOUR ID - 164417 TI - An Evaluation of the Vulnerability Situation of Female Domestic Worker in Gopalganj District of Bangladesh JO - International Journal of Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Science JA - IJASHSS LA - en SN - 2717-0209 AU - Mahmuda, Sayda AU - Rahman, Zubaidur AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj, Bangladesh AD - Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University, Gopalganj, Bangladesh Y1 - 2023 PY - 2023 VL - 12 IS - 2 SP - 72 EP - 85 KW - Domestic worker KW - vulnerability KW - Gopalganj KW - Bangladesh DO - 10.22034/ijashss.2023.364629.1115 N2 - Background: This research study aims to assess the vulnerability of female domestic workers in Bangladesh. Methods: The present study applied a multistage random sampling technique where district and upazila were selected purposively, whereas unions, villages, and respondents were selected using simple random sampling techniques. 200 female domestic workers were selected as a sample using a simple random sampling technique. A five-point Likert scale was applied to rank the challenges faced by female domestic workers in the study area.Findings: Analyzing the marital status of domestic worker, it is seen that 49% of the domestic workers were married while 25% of respondents were separated, and 11% of the respondents were divorced. Findings suggest that 34% of the employer provides breakfast to female domestic worker, whereas 29% of respondents did not get any food support from the employer's side. Findings obtained from this study demonstrated that the average working day per month was 27.09 days. About 57% of domestic workers work on an average 5 to 8 h, while the average working length ranges from 1 to 4 hours for 23% of female domestic workers in the study area. The average monthly salary drawn by the female domestic worker was Tk. 2135.07. The female domestic workers in the study area have recognized mental harassment as the first challenge in the workplace, with a mean index value of 4.02 followed by the insecure status of the job and the wage rate is not fixed. UR - https://www.ijashss.com/article_164417.html L1 - https://www.ijashss.com/article_164417_cdb3d5e86a8d26d232b0cfcf3a3fa75a.pdf ER -