Women play important roles in agricultural
production, hence, in some cases, women’s contribution to
agricultural production and economic development is not
fully recognized. This study assessed the role of women in
household decision-making around farming and
livelihood activities and climate change adaptation
utilizing weather and climate information. Quantitative
data collection through face to face interview was
conducted in 324 rice farming household respondents in
Victoria, Oriental Mindoro. Descriptive statistical
analysis was applied to assess the role of women in
household decision-making. Results show that the
majority of women (59%) already participate in almost
all the decisions. The husband considers his wife as an
influencer and partner in the decision making and allows
his wife to take the lead and have an input in almost all
the decisions in some of the activities. Women are
powerful in deciding routine household purchases and
food preferences. Almost half of the household women
(49%) participate in certain types of adaptation activities.
They have input in most or all decisions when it comes to
making houses more resilient to flooding and typhoon.
However, there are a number of women who do not
participate in decision-making. It is still the male who
decides for almost all major household activities. To fully
realize women empowerment and strengthen their
participation and inputs in decisions, the study
recommends policies and programs to improve women’s
capacity and devote full representation in the decisionmaking process in planning and implementing
agricultural-related programs integrating climate change
adaptation utilizing weather and climate information
Keywords : Women’s Role, Household Decision Making, Farming and Livelihood Activities, Climate Change Adaptation, Weather and Climate Information.