Village and Development

Village and Development

Analyzing the Performance of Village Administrators [Dehyariha] in a Gender Approach: A Case Study of Villages in Buin-Miandasht County of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Jamshid EGHBALI 1
Khalil KALANTARI 2
Bagher KHALEGHI 3
Saadi FATHOLLAHI GALAMBAHRI 4
1 PhD Student in Agricultural Development, Department of Agricultural Development and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran.
2 Professor of Department of Agricultural Development and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran
3 PhD Student in Socio-Economic Issues of Forest, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran
4 MSc. Graduate in Rural Development, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran
10.30490/rvt.2018.81732
Abstract
Regarding activity of female Village Administrators [Dehyaran], it is essential to evaluate the performance of Village Administrators [Dehyariha] with consideration of gender approaches. Therefore, this study aimed at analyzing the performance of Village Administrators with a gender approach in Boin-Miandasht County of Iran. It was an applied research conducted in a descriptive-analytical method. The required data was gathered in both field and library methods. The statistical population included rural households in villages of the County with the Village Administrators (N=2654); and among them, a sample size of 335 people were selected. The reliability of data-gathering questionnaire was confirmed (0.87) through Cronbach's alpha. Data analysis was done by using SPSS and t test as well as logistic regression. The results showed that female Village Administrators had better performance than male Village Administrators in social domain; and in environmental-physical domain, male Village Administrators had a better performance while both performed better in this domain compared to other domains. In addition, the logistic regression results indicated that the social and environmental-physical domains had a significant effect on the performance of Village Administrators.
Keywords
Gender Approach
Village Administrators [Dehyaran/Dehyariha]
Logistic Regression
Boin-Miandasht (County)
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