摘要：Decision making process is generally influenced by the level of knowledge. Women are
the integral part of family and vital force in the socio-economic progress. The present study is
undertaken to analyse the Decision-Making Power among married and unmarried women. Scale
regarding !(R)Decision Making Power among Women!ˉ constructed by Jan (2004) was used on 1
women, selected through multi-stage sampling method. The paper reveals that there is no significant
differences between married and unmarried women regarding their decision making power. However,
highly significant differences are observed, between married and unmarried women, related to their
empowerment. Women generally possess low decision making power and are mainly dependent on
masculine and/or familial decision making.
关键词：Women. Decision-Making Power. Fertility. Children and Empowerment
