Role of Women in Household Decision Making Process A Case Study of Piple VDC, Chitwan District

Abstract

The present study " Role of Women in Household Decision Making Process: A Study of Piple VDC, Chitwan District", is based on primary information collected from field survey. This study demonstrates the role, decision making, responsibility, constraint and opportunities of women with comparative to their male counter partner with respect to household work, economic condition, education and health etc. The main objectives of this study was to examine the socio-economic status, to compare the effectiveness of jobholder and nan-jobholder women at household level and problem faced of women in decision making process of study area in Chitwan district of Piple VDC. In this context, this is a case study of Piple VDC. In order to fulfill objectives, the54 households(27 jobholder and 27 non-jobholder) in the study area were selected questionnaire, observation key informants, interview were the major tools of data collection. The outcome of the study helps in the identification of the problem of study area. Which will help in formulation and implementation of appropriate policies and action programmers. Majority of women are deprived from the roles, decision making and responsibilities, economic, educational activities, while decision-making is very low in such sectors. Decision making of women is contradictorily low than role and responsibility in each sector while these male counterparts have comparatively high decision making. Majority of women had listened about gender equality who are in favor of parental property rights to women as soon. Majority of women are not given the parental right to them, they have focused on will system of parents property rights to them. This study has addressed socio-economic status of women of Piple VDC. The socio-economic parameters included livelihood analysis of women of Piple VDC. Women have the low decision making in their personal life such as choice of means of contraception, sexual intercourse, determine to the size of the children. They also have the low decision making in social participation, activities. Women deprived from the decision on specific economic issues in their male dominating of the family. Therefore, we should extremely emancipate the women to develop their status as well as the nations with proper polices and programmers.