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The Role Of Women In Rural Development
[A CASE STUDY OF ABRIBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF ABIA STATE IN NIGERIA]
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Anikpo, M.O.C. in his book titled “Foundation for Social Science
Research†argued that the western type of education sets new set of
social values and legal systems act as some of the reason for women,
inferiority. Yet for Nigeria; at least the Federal Office of Statistical
(FOS) estimated the rural women population of Nigeria to be 51.6% in
1985. The 1991 provisional census figure shows the women constitute
49.6% of Nigeria’s population. In this study area used here, women
constitute of 50.48% which is very close to national figure. Two
inferences can be made from the above statistics. The first is that it
will be sheer planning and executive development efforts. Secondly,
women are likely to be the best contributors and the most affected by
the consequence development efforts in any community. Thus women
constitute a critical proportion of the productive population of
Nigeria. “Africa politics†by Emezi, C.E and Ndoh C.A said that women
contribution to environmental development are many. The role of women in
the environmental education start from home with the different vigorous
domestic work chores. Children are taught, which ranges from sweeping
to cleaning and washing both plates and their body. In doing so they
don’t only learn to keep the environment clean. By so doing the women
train their children on the basic environmental ethics ranging from body
clearing to general house cleaning. They are indeed the first known
environment educators.
O Moachu cited in Ndoh’s book on
“African Politics†revealed that women play a decisive part when it
comes to fighting poverty. In Nigeria women are exposed to considerable
discrimination even though they assume a particular important key role
in this country’ process of development inspite of relatives
improvement, politic. This ugly situation had negative effect not only
on their effective participation in development programmes but also on
their development programmes but also on their capability to attain self
realization and fulfillment.
Lai Oturode in “women and
social changes in Nigeria†he agrees that he traditionally and
historically, women occupied various positions in various societies. In
ancient Rome Althens and Egypt for instance women occupied various
position which were defined by the cultural norms and values of these
societies rather than what they would get for them. Dr. Sophic B.
Olurode agreed the traditional African societies would reserve
remarkable power for women but inspite of this, they were not allowed to
use their power. The issue remains that going by the functionalist
approach, women are a part of the society and have certain functions
that they exhibit.
According to Afigbe, A. E in his book
title “Women as a factor in Developmentâ€, agreed that to the extend
mankind needed all it’s physical and mental energy to achieve the much
longed for transformation of their environment and social condition of
existence, women regarded as units of physical energy came to be seen in
new height as very important factors for success in development. He
went further to argued that essentially preoccupied with the orthodox
volition of domestic roles and achievement finely did not see it fit to
consider that it was possible that it was the secure home and domestic
happiness place which the silent women of Rome provided for their men
folk that made them to venture out and perform the brave deed.
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