WOMEN EMPOWERMENT AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION OF RURAL WOMEN IN NSUKKA EDUCATION ZONE OF ENUGU STATE

📄 Project Abstract

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, hew 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 Globally, women are more than half of the world's population and they are saddled with a lot of responsibilit...