Factors Affecting the Entrepreneurial Women Autonomy and her Contribution on Domestic Budget

Abstract

Human power and capital are the essential components for the growth of any economy; hence Women are being recognized as a productive member of the society. This research was designed to explore the factors which were affecting the contribution of entrepreneurial women in domestic budget. It analyzed the autonomy of women at domestic level. Nature of study was quantitative; the population was entrepreneurial sector of Lahore city. Data was collected through structured questionnaire which were distributed among 500 entrepreneurial women of Lahore. After applying OLS technique, it was concluded that the women’s characteristics have positive impact on her contribution in domestic budget as compared to husband’s characteristics. The size of family did not influence her contribution, instead poverty does. The result also showed that most of the women had autonomy in making decision regarding health, household purchases and visiting family and friends. Owing to women autonomy, it had a positive contribution towards domestic budget.