The Involvement of Women as the Domestic Decision Maker: A Study of Patna Metropolitan City, Bihar, India

Pandey, Purnima; Choubey, Alok Kumar; Rai, Gayatri

doi:10.14393/sn-v33-2021-62053

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“…A study by Saleemi and Kofol [18] estimated that due to changes in women's involvement in family matters, households' percentage of education expenditures spent on girls has changed, which is about 12.6 percentage points the higher proportion of expenditure than boys. Pandey et al [19] explored the involvement of women as domestic decision-makers in India; they discovered that women's position in society is an important indication of a region's socio-economic progress. In addition, women's educational attainment and employment position were found to be the most critical determinants of their empowerment and participation in decisionmaking in all aspects of household life.…”

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Factors Influencing Participation of Female Pineapple Workers in Family Income and Decision Making aspect in Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh

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Aims: In today's competitive world, the participation of women in the earning sectors is very common and crucial. But there are several reasons that positively or negatively influence female participation in household income and decision-making. This present study aimed to highlight the determinants which are responsible for the economic contribution and decision-making of female pineapple workers at the household level in some selected areas of the Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh. Study Design: This article is about examining the factors which affect female workers contribution to household income and decision-making. It is based on empirical analysis and estimates the components that influence the income and decision-making of female pineapple workers at the household level. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the Sreemangal Upazila of Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh, including four villages, as the female participation in pineapple cultivation is relatively higher than in other districts of Bangladesh. The research was taking place from June to September 2020 which is the production period of pineapple. Methodology: The relevant data were collected from 180 respondents through face-to-face interviews using structured questionnaires. The simple random sampling technique was used to choose the sampled respondents. The demographic profile of the female pineapple workers was estimated by using descriptive analysis. To assess the factors influencing female workers contribution to family income and household decision-making, the logistic regression (Logit) model was used. In case to determine the severity that a pineapple female worker faced in their working place, the Constraints Facing Index (CFI) was applied. Results: From descriptive analysis, the study revealed that 73.0% of the respondents belong to an active working group and the average family size was 6.25. The study's outcome also showed that 54.5% had no formal education, and almost 56.0% of sample respondents incorporated 6 to 10 family members. 52.3% of respondents have 11-30 years of working experience in the pineapple field. From the Logit model, it is shown that the key determinants of contribution to family income and decision-making in the study area were age, education, occupational experience, indebtedness, and savings of the respondents which had a positive value of 1.041, 1.043, 1.095, 1.000 and 0.499, respectively. Instead of having several problems, low wage rate, physical injury, long working hours, lack of working facilities, and lack of training facilities were major among all the respondents. Conclusion: Lastly, from the respondents viewpoint, it has been summarized that increasing the wage rate, reducing working hours, supply of safety equipment, provide medical and training facilities improve not only their economic position but also ensure a healthy life and fair contribution in household income and decision making purpose.

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Factors Influencing Participation of Female Pineapple Workers in Family Income and Decision Making aspect in Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh

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“…For example, Saleemi and Kofol [11] in their study on "Women's participation in household decisions and gender equality in children's education: Evidence from rural households in Pakistan", estimated that due to changes in women's involvement in family matters, household's percentage of education expenditures spent on girls has changed which is about 12.60% point higher proportion of expenditure than boys. Similarly, Pandey et al [12] explored the involvement of women as domestic decision-makers in India, they discovered that position of women in society is an important indication of a socio-economic progress of that region. In addition, educational attainment of women and employment position were found to be the most important determinants of their empowerment and participation in decision-making in all aspects of their household life.…”

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Economics of Women Involvement in Pineapple Production in Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh: Household Income and Decision Making Perspective

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Aims: The research was aimed to assess the economic involvement of female workers in pineapple production and their perception of household income and decision-making perspective in some selected areas of Moulvibazar district, Bangladesh. Study Design: This article is about determining the female workers contribution to household income and is placed on empirical analysis. It estimated the income and decision-making power of female pineapple workers at the household level. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the Sreemangal Upazila of Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh including three villages i.e. Mohajirabad, Doulochora, and Radhanagar as the female participation in pineapple work is comparatively high. The study period was the production period of pineapple from June to September 2020. Methodology: In this study, simple random sampling was used to choose 200 respondents. Face-to-face interviews with pineapple female workers generated primary data, which was obtained using structured questionnaires. The socio-economic profile of the sampled respondent was determined using descriptive methods. To estimate the female workers contribution to family income and their perception of household decision-making, the Income-Expenditure model and 5-point Likert Scale were applied. Results: The outcome of the research appeared that most of the respondents were belonging to middle age group which is considered an active working group and the average age of the sample respondents was approximately 40 years while the average family size was 6.37. The findings of the study showed that 82.50% were married and 56.50% had no formal education and almost 80.50% of sample respondents were only engaged in pineapple production. The sources of annual family income indicating that 35.76% of income came from female members of the households in which 26.64% where came from only the pineapple sector and the average annual contribution of female pineapple workers in household income was Tk. 23,373.00. Conclusion: It has been concluded that in the study area female workers had a significant role in the participation of household income and also the perception of female workers was largely accepted in the case of household expenditure, buying and selling of family wealth, education of children, saving money, and receiving medical treatment.

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“…One of the most studied domains of women’s empowerment is the decision-making power of women over household decisions, which has been associated with increased use of contraceptives [ 12 ]. Women’s decision-making may be influenced by inter-household dynamics as well as who heads the household [ 13 ]. Male-headed households (MHHs) may be more restrictive of women’s autonomy and decision-making power, while women in female-headed households (FHHs) have more control over their decisions.…”

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Women’s marital status and use of family planning services across male- and female-headed households in low- and middle-income countries

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Background As more households are being led by women, who are often seen as disadvantaged, more attention is being given to the potential association of female household headship with health. We aimed to assess how demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods (mDFPS) is associated with residence in female or male headed households and how this intersects with marital status and sexual activity. Methods We used data from national health surveys carried out in 59 low- and middle-income countries between 2010 and 2020. We included all women aged 15 to 49 years in our analysis, regardless of their relationship with the household head. We explored mDFPS according to household headship and its intersectionality with the women’s marital status. We identified households as male-headed households (MHH) or female-headed households (FHH), and classified marital status as not married/in a union, married with the partner living in the household, and married with the partner living elsewhere. Other descriptive variables were time since the last sexual intercourse and reason for not using contraceptives. Results We found statistically significant differences in mDFPS by household headship among reproductive age women in 32 of the 59 countries, with higher mDFPS among women living in MHH in 27 of these 32 countries. We also found large gaps in Bangladesh (FHH = 38%, MHH = 75%), Afghanistan (FHH = 14%, MHH = 40%) and Egypt (FHH = 56%, MHH = 80%). mDFPS was lower among married women with the partner living elsewhere, a common situation in FHH. The proportions of women with no sexual activity in the last six months and who did not use contraception due to infrequent sex were higher in FHH. Conclusions Our findings indicate that a relationship exists between household headship, marital status, sexual activity, and mDFPS. The lower mDFPS we observed among women from FHH seems to be primarily associated with their lower risk of pregnancy; although women from FHH are married, their partners frequently do not live with them, and they are less sexually active than women in MHH.

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The Involvement of Women as the Domestic Decision Maker: A Study of Patna Metropolitan City, Bihar, India

Cited by 6 publications

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Factors Influencing Participation of Female Pineapple Workers in Family Income and Decision Making aspect in Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh

Factors Influencing Participation of Female Pineapple Workers in Family Income and Decision Making aspect in Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh

Economics of Women Involvement in Pineapple Production in Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh: Household Income and Decision Making Perspective

Women’s marital status and use of family planning services across male- and female-headed households in low- and middle-income countries

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