Factors influencing gender construction and its effect in Gurans Rural Municipality, Dailekh

Abstract

Gender is socially constructed different rules and norms between men and women. Gender equality means that men and women have equal opportunity to right and work in social, economic, cultural and political activities. In this background, this study entitled ‘Factors Influencing Gender Construction and its Effect’ in Gurans Rural Municipality, Dailekh aimed to assess influencing factors for gender construction and also aimed to analyze effect of changing gender construction in women empowerment. This study used survey research design in which quantitative data are collected from 132 sample respondents through household survey technique. And the qualitative (narrative) information are generated from nine participants associating in different local level institutions. The respondents and participants were selected by using multistage sampling method. The study found that the situation of women empowerment is changing positively because of women’s higher education, different media and different skillful training given by different NGOs and government. There is increasing the number of women’s participation in social, economic and political work. Vast increase the number of girls to go school but less in college and university. Most of the women are engaged different cooperative, social institutions and political parties. But most of the household decision maker

are men because they earn money and most of the women are only involved in household

works

and family agriculture. That’s why they have not good economic status. Marital violence is still existing. Women still cannot express their emotion and feelings due to cultural restriction. That’s why still women voice is under the hearing. All in all, the study found that women empowerment is possible through education and different skillful and vocational trainings. Factors for changing gender constructions are socioeconomic status, gender sensitive policy, gender responsive budget, higher education for women and different social Medias play vital role. Heterosexual sexual orientation is essential for both men and women.