THE IMPACT OF GENDER INEQUALITY ON THE LIVING CONDITION OF WOMEN IN UHUNMWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF EDO STATE

ABSTRACT

The study investigated the impact of gender inequality on the living condition of women in Uhunmwode Local Government Area of Edo state. To guide this study, four research questions were raised and they were all answered. The study adopted a survey research design. the study adopted a descriptive survey design, 180 respondents were randomly selected from the total population of women from five communities in Uhunmwode Local Government Area, Edo State. The instrument used in collecting the data was questionnaire. the data collected was analysed using a simple percentage. The study concluded that one of the misunderstandings about the women’s businesses develops, this is supposed to be a woman in this business for the customer. Problems of the rule of patriarchal thinking, obstacles that women have for their creation and inequality and higher education. And recommendations were thus; the need for women’s entrepreneurial creativity must increase and expand employment opportunities based on cultural values that once controlled it, the answer is yes. Research shows that during the past decade, Development of explosive growth and development of women entrepreneurs and the growing volume of international trade. These two developments together will promote women’s economic and overall economic growth in most major countries and developed and the dimensions of this changes somewhat wide that experts consider it the beginning of a new era of global businesses.