Socioeconomic Determinants of Women's Empowerment: A Case of Farm Households in Abeokuta, Ogun State

Chioma Patricia Adekunle (), Augustine Adebayo Kutu () and David Alaba Alori ()
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Chioma Patricia Adekunle: Federal University of Agriculture, Nigeria
Augustine Adebayo Kutu: University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
David Alaba Alori: Federal University of Technology, Nigeria

Eurasian Journal of Economics and Finance, 2021, vol. 9, issue 2, 67-78

Abstract: This study examines the socioeconomic determinants of womenÕs empowerment or bargaining power among married couples living in farm households in Nigeria. A multistage random sampling technique is employed to collect cross-sectional data from 320 farm households aged between 15 to 50 years. WomenÕs empowerment or bargaining power is measured using 18 questions, and a Tobit regression model is used to analyze all the variables employed. According to the findings, husbands have five more years of formal education than wives and literacy rates are higher for men (62%) than for women (30%). This difference leads to more decision-making power for men. The result shows that there is a visible gender disparity in the worth and value of assets brought into the marriage, with the men bringing around 34% while that of the women is around 3% making men the main decision-makers and women less empowered. As a policy recommendation, womenÕs status in society should be enhanced through investment in education and well-being. Additionally, policies and programs aimed at leveraging the bargaining power of the woman in her attempts to make decisions in the household and increasing her empowerment should be formulated and implemented by policymakers.

Keywords: AWEAI; Decision-Making; Tobit Regression; Women's Empowerment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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