Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): Women Empowerment and Participation in Developing Rural Communities in Enugu North Senatorial District, Enugu State, Nigeria

Authors: BABALOLA, Olakunle Michael

Affiliation: Department of General Studies, Federal Polytechnic Ohodo, Enugu State

Corresponding Author: [email protected]

November 13, 2025

SIAR-Global Journal of Management & Business Review

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17600181

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): Women Empowerment and Participation in Developing Rural Communities in Enugu North Senatorial District, Enugu State, Nigeria

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This research explores women empowerment and participation in the development processes of rural communities in Enugu North Senatorial District of Nigeria in line with the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This is aimed at assessing the roles of women, identify obstacles and recommend ways that could enhance empowerment. The study employed a mixed-method design as data were gathered regarding women involvement in the field of governance, social projects and agriculture via qualitative interviews and quantitatively via surveys (n=400). The findings with favoured correlations (r=0.65, 0.58 and 0.52 respectively) indicates that most of the women are active participants in the economy due to their access to microcredit, education and training. Nevertheless, the lack of cultural norms and land rights concerns together with the inability to make decisions completely undermines full empowerment. The results of the study have shown that it is important to eliminate deep-rooted structural and sociocultural barriers in the long-term progress. They include community-specific interventions, policy reformations, capacity-building efforts and adopting the use of technologies and ICT trainings to promote gender equity. It is interesting to note that all things being equal, the results indicate a major role of a multi-sectoral approach to more widely engage women and their participation in the rural development process which in turn lead to sustainable development goals.

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Women Empowerment, Rural Development, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Sustainable Development, Gender Equity

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BABALOLA, Olakunle Michael (2025). Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): Women Empowerment and Participation in Developing Rural Communities in Enugu North Senatorial District, Enugu State, Nigeria. SIAR-Global Journal of Management & Business Review, Vol. 1, No. 1. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17600181

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