Gender equality and women empowerment are certainly the most debated topic of the era and there exists a very rich literature on the same. However, the role of such equality and empowerments in acquiring the decision making role in the family is less explored. India has witnessed a swift growth and development in the recent past along with increased role of women in all spheres. Regardless of such significant achievements of women, traditional values have a great restricting influence on female’s decision making process. Even the earning women are in no way accessed the key role in the family as a decision maker. Thus the study assesses the decision making power of women in the family and compare them with the case of a non-working category. The results are obvious and not surprising that, the working life hasn’t given any advantage for the women in the family while come to decision making and management.