WOMEN PARTICIPATION IN HOUSEHOLD DECISION MAKING PROCESS

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to assess the extent of women participation in household decision making process . About 211 women from the three villages named Tenapocha, South Char Panchuria and North Char Panchuria in Debgram union under Goalando upazila of Rajbari district constituted the population of the study. Data were collected from randomly selected 118 women by using an interview schedule. Data were collected during 25th February to 16th ix

March, 2015. Scales were developed in order to measure the variables. Multiple regression test was used to ascertain the contribution of selected characteristics of the respondent women to their participation in decision making process. The more than half (55 percent) of the women had low participation while 28 percent had medium participation, 4 percent had high participation and 13 percent had no participation in decision making process. Among the selected characteristics education, family farm size, training and knowledge on family management of the respondents showed positive significant contribution to participation in decision making process. Whereas, age, organizational participation and personal independent saving showed negative significant relationship, and family size, annual family income, cosmopoliteness , family cooperation and contact with development workers of the women had no contribution on participation in decision making process.