GENDER PERSPECTIVES AND ISSUES IN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

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2017-03-11

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Department of Sociology, Nasrawa State University, keffi.

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Gender and women studies are gaining currency in the social sciences. However, there are dearth of information on the application of theories and issues that surround the woman question and empowerment. The objective of this paper is to contribute a part in solving this lack of information by reviewing six theories and raising issues concerning women empowerment using secondary data. It is the conclusion of this paper that efforts at gender and women studies must be hinged at reducing the inequality between men and women by improving the five levels of empowerment which are: welfare; access; conscientization, participation and control. That development projects must include the target population in this case women, in the process of needs assessment, problem identification, project planning, management, implementation and evaluation

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Gender, Woman, Empowerment, Inequality/ Development

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Engels, M. (1942). The Origins of the Family, Private Property and the State. Moscow: Progress Publishers. FMWASD & UNICEF: Gender Resource Book for Training and Advocacy. Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, Nigeria and United Nations Children Fund, Nigeria. Hasheni, S.M, Schuler, S.R & Riley, A.P. (1996). Rural Credit Programmes and Women's Empowerment in Bangladesh. World Development. 24(4) Idyorough, A.E. (2005). Gender: Concepts and Issues in Nigeria. Makurdi: Aboki Publishers. Ityavyar, D.A. (1992). The Changing Socio-Economic Role of Tiv Women: Jos: University Press Ltd.

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https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/7251

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