Women’s Access to Land and Economic Empowerment in Selected Nigerian Communities
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Despite various land policies that prescribe rights to land in many societies, women remain
marginalized in access to and economic utilization of land. This is widespread in rural communities
where informal institutions such as customs and traditions subsist. In most of these communities,
the patriarchal structure of families is championed by the informal institutions that support male
dominance. This study focuses on economic empowerment of women as it encapsulates sustainable
wealth of women. It provides answers to two main research questions: a) what kind of relationship
exists between land access and empowerment of women? And b) how important are individual and
household attributes in informing women’s empowerment through land rights? The empirical
results of this study provide some new insights as they demonstrate how land rights influence
women’s economic empowerment. The study also finds that women’s earning capacity reduces
when they take up the responsibility of becoming the heads of households and that their income
increases as they become more educated.
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H Social Sciences (General), HG Finance