Women's Participation in Production and Household Decision-making Processes in Rural Turkiye: Phenomenological Research in the Village of Ilyaslı in Usak

The aim of this study is to understand the role of women in rural areas in the production and household decision-making processes from the perspective of rural women. In the research, the phenomenological approach and qualitative research method. Research was carried out in & Idot;lyasl & imath; Village (close to the Organized Industrial Zone) in U & scedil;ak, and 12 participants were selected using the snowball sampling method. The researchers were develop the semi- structured interview form. The themes of the research are "income sources of households", "women's daily routines and their roles in production process" and "women's roles in household decision processes". The income sources of households in & Idot;lyasl & imath; Village depend on industrial labor instead of agriculture and animal husbandry. When village households have the opportunity to differentiate income sources, they reduce agricultural and livestock activities to "livelihood" level. In the maintenance of these activities, the real burden is placed on women. However, the role of rural women in production and reproduction processes is not reflected in decision-making at the same rate.