The Role of Cooperatives in Promoting Gender Equality

Cooperatives are expected to execute those cooperatives principles, values and ethics because cooperatives are considered as a democratic organization and there is no artificial discrimination of members like gender within the cooperatives based on this theoretical perspective this research is published. The research pinpoint all the independent variables to measure Gender and the participation of both men and women in cooperatives and to identify gender gap if their is. The research emphasis on the socio-economic and decision making patterns of cooperatives in promoting gender equality. In addition to this it describes the gender mainstreaming practice and gender gap in cooperatives, finally it shows those factors that affect gender equality in cooperatives since cooperatives are democratic organization and they provide recommendations for the betterment of cooperatives in gender equality.