Economic Capital and Gender: A Study on Control Over Financial Resources Among Families in Tehran

The precise question in this research is which financial resources are at women disposal in the family? Can they make financial decisions? Answering these questions, a theoretical framework based on Bordiou, Giddens’s and Hakim’s view was made and a mixed method of qualitative and survey was designed. In the qualitative phase data was gathered by using semi structured interviews; and a questionnaire was designed to gather data in the second phase. There are four types of financial resources for women: 1- domestic money 2- pin money 3- heritage 4-salary. Salary is the only income which is not due to women’s traditional social roles. According to data women cannot make decision for important financial matters. It doesn’t seem that by increasing women’s financial resources, the same trend about their supervision on these resources happens. But by increasing women’s access to financial resources, shared decision makings on key financial matters between couples was seen.