The Impact Of Globalization On Womens Economic Empowerment (in Selected Localities Of Addis Ababa)

The theme of the study underlies the investigation of the impact of globalization on women’srneconomic empowerment in Arada Sub-City, Addis Ababa. Quantitative and qualitativernmethodologies were employed, focusing on women’s economic empowerment core issues: thernimpact of globalization on employment opportunity for women, the impact of employment onrnwomen’s empowerment and impact of globalization on women economic empowerment. Thernfindings of the study show that globalization and ICT expansion have played important roles forrnempowerment, source of income, on their sexuality and fertility preference. It providesrnopportunities for women to secure employment that has a decisive role in access to control ofrneconomic resources and liberates women to project them to be in political positions for economicrndecisions that enable them to become decision makers in society. The finding show that culturalrnimpediments could be tackled by globalization and ICT expansion because, globalization givesrnbirth to a new mindset, which promotes women’s economic freedom, they join the public spherernto participate equally with men asserting their political rights, gender equity and decision makingrnin the home and society for women as well as men

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