Participation of Women in Household Decision-Making Process (A Case Study of Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality Ward No-2 Saipu, Ramechhap)

Abstract

The general objective of this study is to find out the participation of women in household decision making process. The essence of this thesis consists upon the primary data which was collected a Likhu Tamakoshi Rural Municipality Ward No-2 Saipu, Ramechhap district. The absolute method to analyze the collected data is quantitative method and this study explore what are the factors affect the decision making.

Gender disparity in household decision-making is a common phenomenon in Nepal. Men have dominant role and women have low decision making power as compared to their men counterparts. The result show that, men have higher decision making in selling of surplus food, fulfillment of deficit food, keeping household income, giving and taking loan, children’s education and medical treatment. However, Women have dominant role in decision making only in few sectors such as seed selection, livestock rearing, use of fertilizer and celebrating ceremony. In the case of using family planning devices both men and women jointly decided.

Different factors are played the vital role in differentiation at decision making such as: Age, caste, education, occupation are the factor which directly influenced the women household decision making process. In the conclusion, there is a vast discrimination between men and women in the case of decision making.