| dc.description.abstract | The study set out to investigate the impact of gender inequality
on socio economic development of Bududa district; A case study
of Bududa Sub County. The study was guided by the following
objectives; to examine factors that lead to gender inequality in
Bududa Sub County, to find out the impact of gender inequality
on the socio economic development of Bududa Sub County and to
explore mechanisms to balance gender equality in Bududa Sub
County. It used the cross-sectional survey as its research
design. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches to data
collection were employed. Questionnaires, Focus Group Discussion
guides and interview guides.
The study found out that cultural norms, unequal control over
resources, unequal education rights and unequal rights to
decision making were among the factors leading to gender
inequality in Bududa sub-county and, poverty, decreased
productivity, low investment and slow growth rates were the
impacts of gender inequality in Bududa sub-county. The study
found out that equality in education, remuneration and benefits
and inclusive decision making, rights to inheritance were the
better strategies for combating gender equality in Bududa sub county. The study concluded that gender inequality in Bududa
sub-county is real and very practical; parents prefer educating
boys to girls. Girls are considered to be future wives therefore
they are prepared for marriage. Any education and training
should be geared towards preparing them to be good future wives.
The study recommended that; the government and local authorities
should come in and implement the gender policies of 1991 which
stipulates that both women and men should be given equal rights
to actively participated in social, economic and political
activities, programmes, decision and policy making process. The
local authorities and cultural leaders should come up strongly
to condemn so the traditional customs and norms that are harmful
to society, especially those that encourage widow inheritance
and those that bar women from inheriting the property of their
parents. Parents should offers equal opportunity to both girls
and boys without segregating. Girls should only be prepared to
be good wives. They should be given equal education
opportunities by sending them to good schools where their
brothers are sent and they should be encouraged to undertake
subjects and courses which are summed to be for boys. | en_US |
