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    Women’s Decision-making Rights in the Household: A Case Study on Awra Amba Community in Fogera Woreda
    (Addis Ababa University, 2015-01) Ambawu, Solomon; Zeleke, Meron (PhD)
    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 in Amhara Regional State, Fogera woreda, specifically on the Awra Amba community. As a way of addressing this general objective, the study has looked into decision-making on reproductive rights, sexual rights, mobility, the right to access health care services and financial matters. The study henceforth revealed the existence of gender equality at the household, particularly when it comes to decision-making participation. Both husband and wife have equal rights as they jointly shared household decision-making power. There is no exclusive power either for the husband or wife to decide on household matters on his/her own. Most couples mutually decide on those issues based on negotiation and discussion. This study has mainly employed qualitative research method and has utilized both primary and secondary sources of data.