• ANASUA CHATTERJEE

Women’s role in the development process cannot be ruled out. However, in this society, women are commonly constrained by the norms, beliefs, customs and values of the society creating separate codes of conduct for women and men. The main purpose of the present study is to understand the pattern of decision-making choice of the working women. aims to study her cognitive orientation (i.e. her knowledge about political parties, symbols, their stay in power and their judgements about political system), evaluative orientation on how political system works including her voting behaviour and partisan preference. Women working in both the organized and the unorganized sectors play dual role looking after their children, elders in the family, husbands and also contribute to the family expenditure but have no control over their own income or expenditure. They consult their husbands, elder members of the family or the community before casting their vote and are not guided by individual preference or choice. Women do not yet exist as an effective political collectivity.

Working Women, Choice of Decision-Making Power, Political Participation

"A Study of Choice of Decision-Making and its Impact on Political Participation of Working Women in Select Formal and Informal Sectors: A Case Study of South Kolkata", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.b453-b465, January-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201160.pdf

"A Study of Choice of Decision-Making and its Impact on Political Participation of Working Women in Select Formal and Informal Sectors: A Case Study of South Kolkata", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no. ppb453-b465, January-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2201160.pdf