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Abstract:
Women Empowerment simply means the provision of an environment or situation that will help women to be independent on the issue that concern them and that of others. This will enhance economic growth and social change. The paper evaluates a situation where authority is given to the rural dwellers economically and poverty reduction. Questionnaire was used to solicit the opinion of the rural women and girls on the issues and prospects of empowering rural women. Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient was used to examine the data. The results indicate that there is significant relationship between economic empowerment of rural women and education. This means that insufficient fund and education hinder the economic strength of women in the remote areas of the state. The level of significant shows that there are other factors that affect women empowerment. Again, the result shows that economic empowerment of rural women contributes to improve economy and eradicates poverty. The researchers conclude that rural women can overcome many problems they face with the effort of the government. Economic empowerment will enhance the independence of the rural women, exposing their abilities and encourage them to contribute meaningful to the development of their environment and economy at large. The study recommends that government should provide necessary infrastructures to the rural areas, mechanized agriculture to generate jobs and reduce poverty of rural women. Means of finance should be made available to enable them commence petty business to enhance their independence and self reliance.
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