SOCIO-CULTURAL PROBLEMS FACED BY WOMEN IN DECISION MAKING REGARDING FAMILY AFFAIRS OF DISTRICT MULTAN

Abstract

In almost every society the position of women is very unique and no society can develop without women. As we know that we live in a patriarchal society. So due to male dominant society women don’t have any power to make decision regarding their life, their education, job and marriage. So the purpose of this study was to asses’ societal and cultural problems faced by women in making decision regarding family matters of district Multan. This study was conducted in Multan District. 200 women who were living in District Multan were selected using convenient sampling. Women above the age 20 were selected as targeted population. Through face to face interview data was collected. 5 point lickert scale was used by the researcher which was categorized as strongly agree, agree, neither, disagree and strongly disagree. By using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) collected data were examined. Different methods like simple frequencies, percentages, means, and standard deviation d were examined. About 39 (19.5%) of the respondent have facing problem to make decision about their personal appearance. About 38 (19.0%) of the respondent strongly agree that due to male dominant society they feel lack of confidence. About 119 (59.5%) of the respondent agree that there duty performance also affect due to patriarchal society. On the other hand 31 (15.5%) of the respondent says that they don’t feel any problem due to male dominancy. About 91 (45.5%) of the respondent says that they cannot face any problem to do job where they want. About 109 (54.5%) of the respondent says that they don’t have any power to make decision regarding their job. About 67 (33.5%) of the respondent says that they faced gender discrimination in pursuing their education. About 73 (36.5%) of the respondent says that they don’t have power to make decision about their marriage. The results of the present research signify that Socio-Cultural problems exist and are create hindrance in women empowerment. By empowering women through education, jobs and giving them decision making power we can improve the condition of women. Government should take steps to improve the status of women in the society by opening employment opportunities for women. On the other hand different program should be started by the government in the different fields for the empowerment of female so that they can use their productive capabilities.