Women do matter: Females influence house buying decisions in 90% households in Pakistan

According to Zameen.com’s latest survey, 90% of the households in Pakistan believe women are either “important” or “very important” when it comes to making house buying decisions. The survey revealed that as opposed to the general perception that women have little or no say in such matters, women are literally in the driving seat when it comes to making the most important purchase decision i.e. of a house. A total of 102 people belonging from different walks of life participated in the survey.

The survey revealed that while women may not be the main decision makers in many households yet they hold significant importance and can influence the property buying decision. While answering as to who was the main decision maker in their household, 44% responded reckon it was both their parents whereas a huge 37% thought it was mainly the father. 10% revealed their mother as the main decision maker.

I hate to say this but generally Pakistan is considered a male dominated society and because of that and many other reasons, women’s opinion is not considered as important as that of their male counterparts in most matters (and this might also constitute to be common knowledge).

It was proven in the survey results as well where 81% of the respondents said that the main decision maker in their house was either the father alone or both the parents. Only 10% said their women made their decisions for them. Similarly, when asked who had the final authority in household matters, for 52% people, it was the father.

So all in all, the findings reveal that while women do not have much say in the household decisions in general but they do however hold the power to steer decisions when it comes to buying a house.

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