THE IMPACT OF WOMEN'S EDUCATION ON HOUSEHOLD DECISION MAKING PROCESS IN ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN

Abstract

Women 's educariol1 is a backbone for the coullfly's del'elopmel1l and il.~· progress. II is an alarming issue Ihal women arefifty-one percenl of Ihe puplilatioll bill female literacy rale is vel)1 low. Current sludy explored Ihe impaci a/women edllcation 011 household decision-making process. This stlldy showed that women's education influenced decision-making pmcess. The literal lire review gave Ihe positive impacl.\' olji!llwle education over Ihe household decision-making process. The liberalism feminism has beel/ applied ill Ihis study 10 ellhance womell empOH1eI"IIIeilf il"l hOllsehold decision //laking process. Quanlitafive metllOe! was IIsed ill (he SIU(~)I for colleclinJ.!, the data. Sun'e), mel hod and /flee to face illferviews were m·ed. Interview schedllie method was applied as a 1001 for data collectioll. The dala was gathered from the local resideuc.y area of QlIaid-I-Azall/ University. C alld D colollY's people. 71w sample size was 115 respondents wholll close ended questionnaire lias beell filled by respondents through selected purposive samplillg technique.,·. '/11e researcher has foulld Ihat there is positive relaliomhip he/weell women edllca/iol1 and huusehold decision process. To enhance IL 'Olllell educatiol1 is a sollltioll/o women empowerment which leads /0 increase pal"ficipar ion in decisiolls process. Womell educa/ioll plays a vital role il1 gross domes fic jJl"OdlfCliol1 oflhe COlll1l1 y. Womell empowerment creates assistance in the hOllsehold as well as ill socia-economic ({!Jail'S o{'he/alllily.