Socio-economic status of women: A case study of Maijogmai rural municipality ward no.3, Ilam district

Abstract

One other aspect of Nepalese woman’s economic contribution, which is often ignored, is the amount of labor both the girl children and the female members of the family put in running the wheel of household. Unless, the girl child’s contribution, who is forced to quit her school to fetch fodder and firewood, is taken into account; unless the women’s looking after and managing household chores and considered not as economic activity, talks on their empowerment and economic roles cease to have any significance in Nepalese context. The general objective of this study is to analyze the socio-economic condition of Nepalese women but specifically following are the specific objectives of this study To examine the socio-economic status of women in Maijogmai Rural Municipality ward no. 3.To analyze the role of women in household decision making process. This study is mainly concerned to women living in Maijogmai Rural Municipality. The study has taken only the economically active population of age between 15 to 59 years. The present study has been conducted mainly on descriptive research methodology which can be supposed the basis of this study. Likewise the person of above 60 years is supposed to be less active, so out of 100 households 20 percent data will selected as sample random sampling method. The following techniques have been employed to collect the data in this study Primary Data, Household Survey Field Visit and Observation, Key Informant Interview, Focal Group Discussion, Secondary Data Women who only perform the household and domestic works are found to have been 14.52 percent. Considering the volume of women contribution in agriculture, the change in traditional approach to both agricultural process and product is just inevitable. Among the total respondents, 30.65 women are still found to be illiterate, 26.80 percent of women are found to be attained up to Secondary level education. 8.06 percent of respondent are found to have Inter level education, 7.52 percent of respondents are found to have Bachelor level education and only 5.92 percent of respondents are found to have the education above Bachelor level. It is important to provide educated women and girls with employment options in order to promote their economic participation and raise their status in the home. One should act independently in order to be empowered and to participate concurrently in every field. Therefore, women must perform the necessary tasks for their own benefit. The Nepalese constitution of 2072 makes it plain that women must make up at least 30% of decision-making bodies.