Developing Urban Sustainability and Empowering Women Through Home-based Businesses, Case Study of Informal Settlements in Sanandaj

This research has investigated the impact of home businesses on women in the outskirts of Sanandaj city in social and economic dimensions. The research, with an innovative approach, has identified the ways of empowering women in the outskirts of Sanandaj through home businesses in order to achieve economic and social sustainability.  The type of research is applied and the research method is descriptive-analytical. The statistical population is 184 women from the suburbs of Sanandaj, 124 of whom were selected as the sample size using the Cochran method. In this research, 19 variables were selected in economic and social dimensions, and the reliability of the questionnaire was determined through Cronbach's alpha coefficient with a rate of   0/72 It was confirmed. In order to analyze the data, inferential statistics methods such as central indices, mean, standard deviation and single-sample T-test have been measured. The results of the economic and social index in 19 investigated variables showed that 17 variables have had a positive impact on the living standards of the suburban households. The results showed that home-based businesses have led to the reduction of poverty, reduction of social damages, on the other hand, they have increased the level of incomes, cohesion and social stability of households. In order to increase the productivity of home businesses, it is necessary to carry out training in the field of skill enhancement of women on the outskirts of the city (Abbasabad).