A Study of Individual and Family Barriers to Women's Political and Social Participation: Evidence from Shirez District in Harsin City

Today, in many countries of the world, in some cases women are barred from interfering in politics and social roles. Thus, still it is necessary to place women in political, social, economic and cultural activities. The purpose of this study is to examine individual and family barriers to women's political and social participation of the Shirez District in the city of Harsin. The research methodology used is descriptive-correlation and it is carried out by using a survey. The statistical population included the women older than 6 years in the Shirez District. A sample size of 333 person was determined by using the Kerejcie and Morgan table. They have been selected using the convenience sampling method with proportional assignment. Data analysis was done by using the Spearman coefficient and multiple regression analysis. The results showed that the political participation of women is in the medium level and their social participation is in the high level. Also, the results indicated that women believe that they are not able to participate in political affairs. The inability to communicate with others, the physical weakness and other problems, high volume of activities of women at home, high volume of activities in the agricultural sector and livestock, accepting dominance, lack of experience in political and administrative affairs and unwillingness of women compared to men in management are the main barriers of the political and social participation of rural women

Factors Influencing on Managerial Ability of Administrators and Board of Directors in Agricultural Production Cooperatives of Harsin Township

The main purpose of this descriptive- correlational research was to identify the factors influencing on Managerial ability of administrators and board of directors of agricultural production cooperatives. The statistical population consisted of all administrators and board of directors of agricultural production cooperatives in Harsin Township (N=444). Samples were selected using stratified sampling technique (n= 206). Based on findings, the managerial ability of respondents was at moderate level.  The locus of control of the majority was internal. It means that they attribute their successes and failures to themselves. Based on exploratory factor analysis the main managerial styles of participants were regulated, inefficient and participatory. The most important factors affecting on managerial ability were locus of control, educational level, goal of cooperation and sustainability and participatory management style