Gender differences in time-poverty among rural households in Southwest Nigeria

dc.date.accessioned2021-11-01T16:08:26Z
dc.date.available2021-11-01T16:08:26Z
dc.date.issued2021-10-29
dc.identifierdoi:10.17170/kobra-202107134323
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13347
dc.language.isoengeng
dc.rightsNamensnennung 4.0 International*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/*
dc.subjectagricultureeng
dc.subjectdual adult householdseng
dc.subjectrural smallholderseng
dc.subjectwomen empowermenteng
dc.subjectwork-related activitieseng
dc.subject.ddc300
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.subject.swdNigeriager
dc.subject.swdLandwirtschaftger
dc.subject.swdLändlicher Haushaltger
dc.subject.swdKleinbauerger
dc.subject.swdGeschlechtsunterschiedger
dc.subject.swdFrauger
dc.subject.swdEmpowermentger
dc.subject.swdArmutger
dc.titleGender differences in time-poverty among rural households in Southwest Nigeriaeng
dc.typeAufsatz
dc.type.versionpublishedVersion
dcterms.abstractThis study seeks to assess gender inequality in and correlates of time poverty among 360 rural households in Southwest, Nigeria. A person is deemed to be time poor if (s)he works more than 10.5 hours per day, the internationally accepted threshold. Using the time allocation domain of the Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index, the study found that on the average, rural women and men spent about 10.3 hours and 8 hours, respectively, on work activities on a daily basis. Work activities for women were found to be diverse, spreading across reproductive and productive domains largely farming, own business e. g. trading, cooking and domestic work, while for men, work activities centred on productive economic activities, dominated by farming. Using a Probit regression model, the study found experience in agriculture and adoption of television to reduce the likelihood of time poverty among rural men. Surprisingly, participation in empowerment projects was found to increase the likelihood of time poverty among rural women. In conclusion, empowerment programmes should be expanded to address the non-material aspects of human well-being. Hence, the study recommends a gender-sensitive approach to intervention programmes in agriculture and adoption of a broader definition of empowerment which not only focus on expanding access to markets and increasing income but enhances control over time. This is more important for women who are already under the double burden of paid and unpaid domestic work.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.creatorAdeyeye, Olajumoke
dcterms.creatorFabusoro, Eniola
dcterms.creatorSodiya, Comfort Ibironke
dcterms.creatorFapojuwo, Oluwakemi Enitan
dcterms.source.identifiereissn:2363-6033
dcterms.source.issueNo. 2
dcterms.source.journalJournal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics (JARTS)eng
dcterms.source.pageinfo193-205
dcterms.source.volumeVol. 122
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