IMPACT OF EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

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  • TERESIA KAMAU Kenyatta University

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https://doi.org/10.47941/jgrs.736

Abstract

This study is an endeavour to examine the status of women and most importantly the impact of education and employment on women empowerment. In most countries, women in particular are still kept deprived of the facilities such as education and work/ employment, to be economically and educationally strong. Cross section, descriptive, and empirical study was done using survey technique method to gather information from the educated and employed. The result indicates that education and employment have high significant positive relationship with women empowerment in decision making, control over the resources and voice. Education helps women get employment and employment makes them financially independent and economically strong which then leads to their empowerment. When women are empowered, they reach out and empower other women. Research findings will definitely help the future researchers to understand influence of education and employment on women residing in developing countries to improve their ability to make strategic life choice to attain the capability desired for them and her family members, moreover the finding also provides a view on the status of women.

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Author Biography

TERESIA KAMAU, Kenyatta University

Post-graduate, Social sciences department.

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Published

2021-12-17

How to Cite

KAMAU, T. (2021). IMPACT OF EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ON WOMEN EMPOWERMENT. Journal of Gender Related Studies, 2(1), 26–32. https://doi.org/10.47941/jgrs.736

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