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Impact Of Self Esteem And Marital Status On The Desire To Attain Economic Empowerment Among Women In South West, Nigeria

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  • Arinola Agness Aguda- Oluwo

    (University of Lagos, Nigeria)

  • Adesoji Oni

    (University of Lagos, Nigeria)

Abstract

This study assessed gender inequality in terms of access to education, the job market and reasons why high population of women lack economic empowerment in South West Nigeria. The descriptive survey multistage sampling technique with the use of questionnaires was adopted. A sample of 1200 female participants was selected from five study locations - Epe, Ikere, Ijebu-Ode, Ogbomoso and Osogbo. Two research instruments were used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data for the study. Self-designed Predictors of Economic Empowerment Questionnaire (PREQ) was used for the study, while the Index of Self-Esteem (ISE) by Hudson (1982) was adapted. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, two research questions and two hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The data generated were statistically analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) and One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) tested at 0.05 level of significance, while Post Hoc Pair-wise Comparison was done. The result revealed that self-esteem and marital status have significant influence on women’s economic empowerment. As a result of the findings, it was concluded that efforts should be made to reduce and contain the factors that inhibit women and girls’ ability to achieve parity with their male counterparts in education. The findings further drew attention to the need for interventions aimed at promoting women’s access to employment thus improving their earning capacity that has the potential of contributing to improved standard of living for the whole family.

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  • Arinola Agness Aguda- Oluwo & Adesoji Oni, 2017. "Impact Of Self Esteem And Marital Status On The Desire To Attain Economic Empowerment Among Women In South West, Nigeria," Sociology and Social Work Review, International Society for projects in Education and Research, vol. 1(1), pages 22-34, June.
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    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure
    • J17 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Value of Life; Foregone Income

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