Abstract
Introduction:Poverty is a common phenomenon in the world today, with a vast dominance in Africa, with Nigeria not exempted. This paper analyzes gender perspective of income inequality and poverty among sample of rural households in Southwest, Nigeria. Gini coefficient, Foster-Greer-Thorbecke (FGT) and Logistic regression model was used to assess the objective of the study.Methods:The poverty line stands at N15271.83 ($76.74), with more than half (53.71%) of the male population considered poor while the female poor population stood at 47.22%. However, the study found that income inequality was lower among the male respondents than the female counterparts. A number of explanatory variables were considered, the following - educational years, household size, farming experience, market distance, extension access, credit access and member of social group represent important poverty drivers in the study area.Results and ConclusionThe study therefore suggests that reducing the number of dependent household members and ensuring ready availability and equal access to institutional facilities, basic amenities, credit facilities, and human capital development of rural households are some measures that could curb the menace of poverty.
Highlights
Poverty is a common phenomenon in the world today, with a vast dominance in Africa, with Nigeria not exempted
Poverty and inequality have been identified as inseparable evil that are highly related with rural households and with feedback impacts which seem indisputable and must be fought together
In a bid to give empirical evidence of poverty incidence and inequalities among rural household in Southwest Nigeria, this study has assessed the gender differential in poverty and inequality status. This re-examination discovered that poverty incidence was higher among male population than the female population. whereas, income inequality was less acute among the male respondents than their female counterpart
Summary
This paper analyzes gender perspective of income inequality and poverty among sample of rural households in Southwest, Nigeria. Poverty is a common phenomenon in the world today, with a vast dominance in Africa, with Nigeria not exempted. Poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon and has intensively blighted the developing societies in its several dynamics with adverse impacts on many aspects of human conditions ranging from physical, moral to psychological [1, 2]. Poverty has continued to deepen in its incidence and severity [3]. Poverty in Africa is Gender is an aspect that emphasizes the diverse roles and responsibilities of women and men and how these affect the society, culture, economy and politics.
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