Womens Decision-making Rights In The Household A Case Study On Awra Amba Community In Fogera Woreda

The study was conducted with the objective of assessing the extent of women’s decisionmaking power at a household level in a rural community. The research was conducted inrnAmhara Regional State, Fogera woreda, specifically on the Awra Amba community. As arnway of addressing this general objective, the study has looked into decision-making onrnreproductive rights, sexual rights, mobility, the right to access health care services andrnfinancial matters. The study henceforth revealed the existence of gender equality at thernhousehold, particularly when it comes to decision-making participation. Both husbandrnand wife have equal rights as they jointly shared household decision-making power.rnThere is no exclusive power either for the husband or wife to decide on householdrnmatters on his/her own. Most couples mutually decide on those issues based onrnnegotiation and discussion. This study has mainly employed qualitative research methodrnand has utilized both primary and secondary sources of data.

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