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Impact of Female Empowerment on Family Decision-Making: Evolving Roles in Marriage, Education, Employment, and Social Life


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Title: Impact of Female Empowerment on Family Decision-Making: Evolving Roles in Marriage, Education, Employment, and Social Life

Authors: Faheem Akhtar, Prof. Ra’ana Malik, Noman Shafi, Abdul Malik

Journal: Journal of Social & Organizational Matters (JSOM)

HEC Recognition History
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Y 2024-10-01 2025-12-31
Y 2023-07-01 2024-09-30

Publisher: Universal Research Network pvt ltd

Country: Pakistan

Year: 2025

Volume: 4

Issue: 4

Language: en

DOI: 10.56976/jsom.v4i4.322

Keywords: Gendered Decision-Making; Patriarchal Disruption; Female Empowerment Dynamics; Familial Authority Shifts; Socio-Educational Autonomy

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Abstract

The importance of women in family decision-making has repercussions for marriage, health, education, employment, and social life which is the potential goal of the current study. The data was collected by using structured interviews by using snowball sampling techniques and results described that majority of the women are still oppressing by male dominance. Results showed that 57% of participants have an understanding about patriarchal society. Results about contribution in family decision making were very interested especially about children’s education 36% women have authority to decide about their education. But the situation was different about decision of children’s profession, 36% described that they are deciding with mutual understanding about their children’s professional career. And 28% of the results showed that fathers have authority to take decisions about it. But, in this modern time things are going to change. The reason of this change is concluded by education and job opportunities for females.


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