Results from both data sources show that spousal influence, rather than being mutual or reciprocal, is an exclusive right exercised only by the husband...
Pakistan's typical family structure is patriarchal, and women typically live with their husband's family after they are married. Decision-making involves communication between the spouses and elders of the extended family. Elsewhere, researchers have found low levels of communication between spouses about reproductive matters, and women with low levels of contraceptive use report little spousal communication. [4] In addition, mothers-in-law can have power over women's lives [5] and influence the number of children a couple will have. [6] In India, for example, women's mothers-in-law influence reproductive decision-making.
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