The Impact of Globalization on Women’s Economic Empowerment (In Selected Localities of Addis Ababa)
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2011-03
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Addis Ababa University
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The theme of the study underlies the investigation of the impact of globalization on women’s
economic empowerment in Arada Sub-City, Addis Ababa. Quantitative and qualitative
methodologies were employed, focusing on women’s economic empowerment core issues: the
impact of globalization on employment opportunity for women, the impact of employment on
women’s empowerment and impact of globalization on women economic empowerment. The
findings of the study show that globalization and ICT expansion have played important roles for
empowerment, source of income, on their sexuality and fertility preference. It provides
opportunities for women to secure employment that has a decisive role in access to control of
economic resources and liberates women to project them to be in political positions for economic
decisions that enable them to become decision makers in society. The finding show that cultural
impediments could be tackled by globalization and ICT expansion because, globalization gives
birth to a new mindset, which promotes women’s economic freedom, they join the public sphere
to participate equally with men asserting their political rights, gender equity and decision making
in the home and society for women as well as men
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Empowerment