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

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.