Women Empowerment And Social-Economic Development In Nantambulirwa Sue-County Mukono District

ABSTRACT

The research report covered the women empowerment and social economic development. Thecase study was Nantambulirwa Sub-County in Mukono District. The study objectives were toestablish the economic status of women in Nantambulirwa Sub-County. To establish the socialstatus of women in Nantambulirwa Sub-County. And to establish the level women’s

participation in politics in Nantambulirwa Sub-County. The researcher used the sample size of70 out of the total population of 85 target population and the researcher used Morgan table orformulae to determine the sample size. The findings of the study were that women havecontributed much in social economic development of Nantambulirwa Sub-County in particularMukono District and Uganda at large; women have headed most of the organisation, constructedhouses, educating their children and relatives.

The researchei~recommendations were; the government should extend infrastructures in ruralareas like Nantabulirwa Sub-County so as to improve on the market access of women. In thisway, women will be in position to sell their produce to earn an income and will be economicallyempowered. The government should also give soft loans to women in rural areas and chargethem interest rates according to the work done. The government should also train officials tosensitize rural people about the usefulness of education in the person’s and country‘sdevelopment .in this way, the number of girls who drop out of school will reduce, womenenrollment In higher institutions will increase and the economic empowerment of women willincrease. They should take into consideration women’s economic activity schedule and timethem rightfully. In this way women won’t be able to miss their seminars and workshops. They

should also fulfill to women what they promise them. They shouldn’t incite people when they arenot in position to fulfill their promises. People should take into consideration the usefulness of gender division of labor in their homes in this way; women will have enough time to participatein seminars and workshops of organizations which empower them. People should take theirchildren to school especially the girl child. This will improve on the levels of their economicempowerment