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Impact of SHG's on Women's Voting Behaviour and Decision Making

Author(s) Dr. Harsh Vardhan
Country India
Abstract In past years Self Help Groups (SHG's) has some greater impact on women's life in India. SHG's have not only impacted on economic, socio- cultural life of women but also their political decision making. Endowed with group power and collective bargaining capacities SHG's has empowered women to decide their vote, choose and contest in election of different political platforms which are formal and non- formal in nature. In Bihar because of ingrained social blockages like caste, patriarchy and other unfavorable social conditions, women are socially and culturally suppressed. Historically they were dependent on male members of the family for their decision regarding voting preference. They were also deprived of taking decisions at home which were very crucial for their lives. But recently this equation has changed and society has witnessed some positive trends in different parts of the country. Based on empirical data, present study is about women's decision making capacity at home which is private in nature and autonomy of women in political participation which is public in nature. The issue of control over voting preference and decision making are important indicator for women's political empowerment. Data drawn from members of SHG groups of Bisfi block in Madhubani district of Bihar, this study tries to explain how their participation in politics and decision making at home changed after joining self-help group.
Keywords Decision Making, Empowerment, Politics, Power, Self help group.
Field Sociology
Published In Volume 8, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-03-15
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2026.v08i02.71475
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