Women's Livelihood Choice, and Bargaining Power: A Case of Farm Households in Ogun State, Southwest, Nigeria

Chioma Patricia Adekunle, Tolulope Olayemi Oyekale, Esther Toluwatope Tolorunju, Solomon Oladele Oladeji and Adeleke Sabitu Coster
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Chioma Patricia Adekunle: Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Tolulope Olayemi Oyekale: Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Esther Toluwatope Tolorunju: Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Solomon Oladele Oladeji: Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria
Adeleke Sabitu Coster: Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria

South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 2022, vol. 20, issue 2, 109-125

Abstract: This study examines how women's participation in multiple income-generating activities influence their decision-making power; it is based on in-depth interviews of 366 rural women in Ogun State, Nigeria. Women's bargaining power was estimated using Principal Component Analysis, and the Herfindahl index was used to estimate their income diversification. Results found that women were better off than men in two decision-making domains, food purchases, and harvest use. Farm income explained 54.4% of women's income in total household income. 70.3% of women have low bargaining power. Their participation in multiple income portfolios results in higher level of bargaining power.

Keywords: Decision Making; Diversification; Farm; Gender; Women (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B54 C78 Q12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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