Study The Effect of Social and Cultural Capitals on The Participation of Women in NGOs"

This research aims to study the effect of social and cultural capitals on the participation of women in nongovernmental organizations. In this research, the indices of social relations, social trust, and interaction norms have been used to assess social capital. The indices of embodied, objectified, and institutionalized cultural capitals have been used to evaluate cultural capital. The research is based on survey method. The statistical population is comprised of 80 females of 19 to 30 years old working voluntarily in the nongovernmental organizations for labor children of Tehran. The samples of this research were selected by random classification method. The data were collected using a questionnaire, and analyzed statistically using descriptive and inferential methods. Findings demonstrate that there is a meaningful correlation between social and cultural capitals and participation rate of women working in governmental organizations, i.e. any increase in the social and cultural capitals of women improves the participation rate of such women in NGOs, and vice versa.