Rural Womans Autonomy in Decision Making through Different Dimensions of Household Activities Leading to Effective Outcomes

Abstract

This research investigates the hidden leadership potential of rural women in Dharwad newlinedistrict of North Karnataka, through the lens of their household decision-making roles. The newlinestudy emphasizes how rural women, exhibit robust leadership capacities in various newlinehousehold dimensions. Unlike conventional leadership models, which often overlook newlineinformal leadership in domestic settings, It advocates for a paradigm shift where newline household decision-making is recognized as a legitimate domain of leadership, It newlineintroduces the Leadership Potential Index (LPI) a novel tool designed to assess, newlinequantify and validate rural women s leadership capabilities through five decision-making newlinedimensions: domestic, agricultural, economic, mobility, and health-related. newline