Women‘s participation in decisions being made in their own households, that is households in which they usually live with their spouse and/or children with or without others, is widely accepted as a universal indicator of women‘s empowerment. The ability of women to make decisions that affect their personal circumstances is an essential element of their empowerment and serves as an important contributor to their overall development.
Women participating in decision of what food to cook daily (% of women age 15-49)
Women participating in decision of what food to cook daily is Percentage of currently married women aged 15-49 who say that they alone or jointly have the final say in what food to cook daily
Women participating in decisions of what food to cook daily is the number of currently married women aged 15-49 who say they alone or jointly have the final say in what food to cook daily, expressed as percentage of currently married women aged 15-49 who have been interviewed and it's derived by dividing the number of currently married women aged 15-49 who responded they alone or jointly have the final say in what food to cook daily by total number of currently married women age 15-49 who have been interviewed.