Status of the Women in Atharai Rural Municipality Tehrathum District

Abstract

The thesis entitles status of women in Atharai Rural Municipality of Tehrathum District. The main objective of this research was to explore the social, economic, political situation and decision making of women. The study followed descriptive and quantitative research design. Interview schedule was used as the tool of the study. This study was limited to women in the age group of 15-49 years in Athrai Rural Municipality Ward No. 5 of Tehrathum District. The study population was selected using the raosoft method taking 154 sample from 255 population.The required data and information were collected by taking an interview with the participants using interview schedule by the researcher herself. The study was entirely based on primary source of data. The data were analyzed and interpreted manually, as presented in the form of tables and figures with respective frequency and percentages. More than half of the respondents selected in the field were married. The highest number of marriages in the age group of 20-24 years was 33.76 percent. Most of the married women were found to be using temporary contraceptives. The most common cause of reproductive problems in women is uterine problems. In recent times, due to public awareness, most of the women have gone for health check- ups. As women become self- reliant, they pay for treatment themselves.Bussing educated reduced domestic violence 91.55 percent is involved in social and community work of the society. Similarly,3.83 percent of women supported their views in the family, community and work place. In the study area, 73.30 percent women were active in earning money while 26.63 percent were not financially active. The main sources of income for women were agriculture-business, banks and finance in institutions, teacher and the health sector. Among the women in the study area, they did not show much interest in politics, so only a few women were found to be involved.Literate women were found to be more self-decisive. Women involved in other occupations in comparison to agriculture were more self-decisive. Similarly, women in the age group of 25-39 years were found have higher self-determination than women in the age group of 15-19 years.