Women Empowerment and Socioeconomic Development: A Case Study of Rubanda District.
The study was conducted to establish the contribution of women's empowerment towards socioeconomic development in Rubanda. The guiding objectives of the study were: 1) To examine the women empowerment strategies in Rubanda district 2) To assess the level of socioeconomic development of Rubanda...
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| Language: | English |
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Kabale University
2024
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2192 |
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| Summary: | The study was conducted to establish the contribution of women's empowerment towards socioeconomic development in Rubanda. The guiding objectives of the study were: 1) To examine the women empowerment strategies in Rubanda district 2) To assess the level of socioeconomic development of Rubanda district 3) To establish a relationship between women empowerment and socioeconomic development of Rubanda, Uganda. This study adopted a combination of descriptive and correlational research designs. A sample size of 136 units was selected from a target population of 128,700 subjects using purposive and simple random sampling techniques. The study collected data using both questionnaires and interviews. Descriptive statistical techniques were used to describe the contributions of women's empowerment and the determinants of economic development. The study found that women's empowerment contributes 42.9% of the level of variations in economic development in Rubanda. Enhancing women’s productive skills is the most important contribution to women's economic empowerment, and access to friendly microcredit stands to be the most important determinant of economic development. The study concluded that there is a strong and significant positive relationship between women's empowerment and economic development. Organizations that deal with women’s legal issues in Rubanda and Uganda should combat the restrictions that constrain women’s ability to engage in economic activities. Organizations that deal with women’s health should enhance women’s health education and improve women’s health-related decision-making in Rubanda and Uganda. |
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