1. NUSRAT ZEHRA - Lecturer, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Karakoram International University Gilgit-Baltistan,
Pakistan.
2. MADIEHA AKRAM - Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, The Women University Multan, Pakistan.
3. SHADAB IQBAL - Lecturer, School of Sociology, Minhaj University Lahore, Pakistan.
4. RAJA SHAHARYAR - Social Welfare Officer, CDP, Tehsil Kot Chutta, District D.G.Khan, Pakistan.
Livestock is the second important sub-sector of Pakistan's agriculture. Women are the main contributors in the livestock management. Women's empowerment is all about training and allowing women to make lifedetermining decisions. However, to what extent women were involved in the livestock management and how they involved in decision making process have yet to be properly explored. To investigate these dimensions this study was designed in District Gilgit the Areas of Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan with the objectives to study the socio-economic status, to see the level of women empowerment and find the extent of participation of rural women in different activities of livestock management. A sample size of 138 respondents was drawn from 388 registered women with livestock and agriculture department through simple random sampling technique. A questionnaire was used to collect the data. The composed data were analyzed by univariate and bivariate analysis. The results revealed that female spent more time in livestock activities than male. The significant relationship exists between both variables. The value of R-square is 0.704 which shows that 70.4% livestock management contribute to maintain women empowerment. The study recommends for the recognition and acknowledgment of women’s coordinal role on local and national levels as well.
Livestock, Empowerment, Socio-Economic Status, Decision Making.