| BASIC DAILY NECESSITIES OF THE HOSEHOLD | COMPONENTS OF HOSEHOLD ESSENTIALS | CRITICAL DECISION AREAS | MALE HOUSEHOLD HEAD vrs SENIORMOST WIFE | SENIORMOST WIFE vrs JUNIOR WIVES | MALE HOUSEHOLD HEAD vrs JUNIOR WIVES |
| FOOD | PRODUCTION | Seed Selection/ Processing | Collegially Jointly done | Jointly done | Only in labour use |
| Land Preparation | Only Male with female as labour | Only Male with female as labour | Only Male with female as labour | ||
| Seeding and Weeding | Woman as major Man as minor | Collegial | Woman as dominant | ||
| Guiding and protecting | Both as minor | Senior as Minor | Oher wives as major | ||
| Harvesting and Processing | Woman as lead | Junior wives as major | Junior wives as major | ||
| Packaging and Storage | Woman as lead | Junior wives as major | Junior wives as major | ||
| Farm Type | Collegial between them | Senior wife on advise of other women | Point for cross-checking only | ||
| Farm Size | Collegial between them | Senior wife on advise of other women | Point for cross-checking only | ||
| Farm Location | Collegial between them | Senior wife on advise of other women | Point for cross-checking only | ||
| Farm Records | Woman as lead repertoire | Senior wife on advise of other women | Point for cross-checking only | ||
| Farm History | Woman as lead repertoire | Senior wife on advise of other women | Point for cross-checking only | ||
| CONSUMPTION | Who to Cook | Senior Wife decides | Collectively but with women dominance | Purely a women’s affair | |
| What to Cook | Collectively | Collectively but with women dominance | Purely a women’s affair | ||
| How to Cook | Collectively | Collectively but with women dominance | Purely a women’s affair | ||
| When to Cook | Senior Wife decides | Collectively but with women dominance | Purely a women’s affair | ||
| Who to Supervise | Senior Wife | Senior Wife | Purely a women’s affair | ||
| Who to decide on sale of produce | Male Head | Collectively | Purely a Men’s affair | ||
| Who to decide on Storage | Male Head | Collectively | Purely a Men’s affair | ||
| CLOTHING | ESSENTAIL CLOTHING | What to wear | Individualistic | Individualistic | Individualistic |
| When to wear | Individualistic | Individualistic | Individualistic | ||
| Who to provide | Individualistic | Individualistic | Individualistic | ||
| When to renew | Individualistic | Individualistic | Individualistic | ||
| Order of Renewal | Individualistic | Individualistic | Individualistic | ||
| Decision to pass on | Individualistic | Individualistic | Individualistic | ||
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| LUXURY CLOTHING | What to wear | Individualistic | Individualistic | Individualistic |
| When to wear | Needs Man’s approval | Needs Seniormost wife’s consent | Individualistic | ||
| Who to provide | Needs Man’s approval | Needs Seniormost wife’s consent | Individualistic | ||
| When to renew | Needs Man’s approval | Needs Seniormost wife’s consent | Individualistic | ||
| Order of renewal | Needs Man’s approval | Needs Seniormost wife’s consent | Individualistic | ||
| Decision to pass on | Needs Man’s approval | Needs Seniormost wife’s consent | Individualistic | ||
| SHELTER | OWNERSHIP | Land and Structure | Man only Seniormost wife only informed | Junior Wives Only informed | Junior Wives only informed |
| Siting and Location | Man and Seniormost wife | Junior Wives Only informed | Junior Wives only informed | ||
| Building and Construction | Man and Seniormost wife | Junior Wives Only informed and provide labour | Junior Wives Only informed and provide labour | ||
| Protection and Safety | Man only | Man only | Junior Wives Only informed and provide labour | ||
| Rehabilitation and Repairs | Mostly women | Only informed and provide labour | Only informed and provide labour | ||
| Inclusions and Expansion | Man and Seniormost wife | Only informed and provide labour | Only informed and provide labour | ||
| Inheritance and Heritage | Man and Seniormost wife | Junior Wives Only informed | Junior Wives Only informed | ||
| Disposal or Sale | Man and Seniormost wife | Junior Wives Only informed | Junior Wives Only informed | ||
| CONTROL | Cleaning | Seniormost wife Superintend | Wives provide labour | Junior Wives Do the cleaning | |
| Arrangements of sections | Seniormost wife Superintend | Junior Wives Witnesses | Junior Wives Do the arrangements | ||
| Occupancy | Man with Seniormost wife | Junior Wives Witnesses | Women only witness | ||
| Cooking Areas | Seniormost wife | Other wives provide labour | Women only affair | ||
| Living Areas | Man and Seniormost wife | Other wives provide labour | Women only witness | ||
| Storage Areas | Man and Seniormost wife | Other wives provide labour | Other wives provide labour | ||
| Waste disposals | Seniormost wife Superintend | Other wives provide labour | Other wives provide labour | ||
| Access Rights | Collective | Junior Wives Witnesses | Junior Wives Witnesses | ||
| Benefit Sharing | Collective | Junior Wives Witnesses | Junior Wives Witnesses |