Gender Inequality In Household Works And Decision-Making (A Form Of Gender Inequality In Karunabari CD Block Of Lakhimpur District)

Abstract

Male and female are both equal and play a key role in creating and developing their families in their respective areas and in society in general. Nonetheless, the fight for equality became one of the movement’s core concerns worldwide. Women contribute a significant part of the GDP of a country or a region, yet, they are not treated as equal with men in many aspects of life. Yet, the status of women in decision making remains very poor. The traditional role of women as a home works remained unchanged. Sorry to say but it is the reality that decision making pattern regarding domestic activities revealed it to be more or less male domain. In domestic activities women showed low level of participation in household decision making. Mostly women are ignoring in decision making pattern in the family or household. The aims and objectives of the present study are to examine the status and role of women in decision making in context of economic, political, social issues of the family in the study area. The researcher will attempt to depict the awful picture of the gender inequality that is committed mostly against women in household decision making and household works in the study area. The present research on “Gender inequality in household works and decision-making: A Form of Gender Inequality in Karunabari CD Block of Lakhimpur District” is an empirical research where information are collected through both primary and secondary sources.