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The Demographic Profile For Female Textile-Design Bloggers, Khadijah Baaqil
The Demographic Profile For Female Textile-Design Bloggers, Khadijah Baaqil
Department of Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
A review of existing literature demonstrates the need for additional research on female home-based business owners. This study aimed to partially fill the literature gap by exploring the demographic profile of female home-based textile-design bloggers, a unique segment of the female home-based business world.
The findings of the qualitative content analysis of the 30 designers’ blogs and 138 blog posts included the findings of their age, nationality and ethnic identity, current place of residence, family status, educational background, occupation, and socioeconomic status. These findings were then reduced into numbers and percentages. Findings of the analysis show that designers vary from …