Women’s Household Decision Making Power: A Case Study of Rohtak District of Haryana

Decision making power of women refers to the ability of the women to take decision related to her life and the area where she has been given the responsibility. However, it is well known fact that women do not have ability to take decision independently since the role of women was confined to the four walls of the house. Moreover, it is the husband who is considered as breadwinner and head of the household, consequently he becomes the major decision maker. Therefore the present study was undertaken to assess the decision making power of women within the household which is considered as the prime responsibility of the women. The study was undertaken by using primary data collected by using structured interview schedule. The results showed that women have considerable decision making power in some matters such as household related matters, children related matters and personal matters. However, in some decision making areas such as financial matters and mobility related matter she has lesser autonomy to take decision independently.