A PROPOSAL ON IMPACT OF WOMEN EMPOWERMENT ON POVERTY REDUCTION

Abstract

The study will investigate impact of women empowerment on poverty reduction in Lagos state. The study will use selected women in Ikorodu local government. The following objectives will be used for the study: To determine the degree of women empowerment through poverty reduction programme in Lagos state, to examine the nature and dimension of women poverty in Lagos State, to determine the problem encountered in the course of implementing the programmes and to offer suggestion for greater participation of Lagos State community and social development agency. The method of data will be analyzed using the frequency tables, which provided answers to the research questions. The hypothesis was tested using the chi- square statistical tool

Introduction

In many countries of the world, there exist major inequalities between men and women in all aspects of life such as employment opportunities, political participation and education, power-sharing among others. These inequalities seem to have subjected women to exploitation even in sexual relationship between couples. Women are marginalized in politics, in employment and even in matters related to decision making. In the traditional society, women are made to till the farmland, fetch water and firewood for the family, hews the wood, cook the food, and take care of the children. In fact, in most families now, women are the breadwinners which bestow very many responsibilities on them. This has led to various problems among the women folk, such as different ailments, and maternal mortality due to hard labour during pregnancy, poverty, forced marriage or underage marriage among others

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