Abstract
Rural areas of Ethiopia strikingly vary in terms of social and economic structure, geography and culture. The same is true for rural women’s participation in productive activities. Likewise rural women of Gamo Gofa Zone are experiencing inadequate right to access different productive resources like land and other resources they require. This study therefore, intends to identify the existing rural women’s access to productive resources and its effect on the stated poverty reduction strategy in the study area. The study explicitly reflect as the rural agriculture sector, where gender inequalities in access to productive resources are persistent, undermining a sustainable and inclusive development of the sector and their contribution for poverty reduction. Key words: Rural women, access to, domestic chores, division of labor, poverty reduction.
Highlights
IntroductionRural areas of Ethiopia strikingly vary in terms of social and economic structure, geography and culture
Back ground of the studyRural areas of Ethiopia strikingly vary in terms of social and economic structure, geography and culture
Rural women are key agents for development. They play a catalytic role towards achievement of transformational economic, environmental and social changes required for sustainable development and poverty reduction
Summary
Rural areas of Ethiopia strikingly vary in terms of social and economic structure, geography and culture. Likewise rural women are not homogeneous groups They have different roles and occupations, on farms and in family businesses, in employment and in community activities. To others they bring difficult challenges (Akuna, 2004) Despite of these differences almost all Ethiopian women perform multiple roles for the survival of their homes and the nation. In addition to this there are inequalities in the distribution of food, health care, employment opportunities (World Bank, 2001, 2007).
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