The present study examines the impact of income earning on the decision-makingrnpower of women in the household and its contribution to the well being of children asrnwell as other household members. The study participants are 16 women petty tradersrnfrom 'Gullell Sub-city of Addis Ababa Administrative zone, who are at wedlock,rnwithin the age range of 25-55 and who have at list one child residing with them.rnFeminist research approach is applied guided by the gender stratification theory. Datarnwas collected through participant observation, interviews and a focus grouprndiscussion informed by critical feminist ethnographer's principles.rnThe study reveals that the income earning of women petty traders has contributed torntheir decision-making power in the household. It further discloses that income earningrnof the women has complex and contradictory effect. Although it has improved thernstatus of the women, in some instances it has created burden on the live of women.rnThe study reveals that income and the gendered ideologies matters in the householdrndecision-making. The less important household matters such as house managementrn(gender roles of women) are left to the exclusive decisions of women where as, in thernimportant household matters such as control of household resources (capital, assets)rnetc. the negotiating power of women in the decision-making processes is influencedrnby the gendered ideologies in addition to their income contribution