EMPOWERING OF THE FAMILY SPONSORING WOMAN TO TAKE PART IN THE RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN SOME VILLAGES OF GIZA GOVERNORATE
Abstract: Hanan Mkram Farag, Empowering of the family sponsoring woman to take part in the Rural Development in some villages of Giza Governorate, Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Rural Sociology and Agriculture Extension, 2007.
The study aims at identifying differences between female headed household (FHH) whom received loans and those whom did not receive any loans in regard of the level of economic, social and political empowerment, also to determine the relationship between the studied independent variables and empowerment dimensions of FHH to participate in the development process, as well as identifying the main problems facing the empowerment of FHH from their own point of view.
To achieve these objectives a field study was carried out in "Imbaba & Al-Badrashin" districts (markazes) in Giza governorate. A sample of 200 female headed households were selected, they were considered two group; one an experimental group (100) whom received loans from the governorate services fund in Giza, and the other group a controlled group (100) whom didn't get any loans from any agency.
A personal interview questionnaire was designed for the studied sample; data collection took about four months from April to July 2006.
The following statistical methods were used to analyze obtained data: percentages, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, analysis of variance, and step wise multiple regression analysis.
The results of the study indicated that:
* About 55.5% of the total sample their level of economic
empowerment was high, 35% of them had medium level and 9.5% had low level.
* About 47% of the total sample their level of social
empowerment was high, 38.5% of them had medium level and 14.5% had low level.
* About 17% of the total sample their level of political
empowerment was high, 36.5% had medium level and 46.5% had low.
* The results revealed significant differences between FHH
whom received and not received loans. The result also showed that:


* There are five independent variables explain about 40.7% of
total variance of economic empowerment degree of studied sample which are: ambition level, women's recognition towards her community status, husband's educational level, dependency period and marriage duration.
* There are six independent variables that explain about 39.9%
of total variance of social empowerment degree of studied sample which are: ambitions level, interviewees' social status, skills and capabilities, domestic electric sets ownership, and husband's years of educational.
* There are five variables explain about 36.7% of total variance
of women's political empowerment degree which are: leadership level, interviewees occupation, skills and capabilities, children's average age and number of supported children in education age.
Keywords: Empowerment, female heading household
Publication year 2007
Availability location Agricultural Extension Rural Development Research Institutes library
Availability number 693
Organization Name
Country Egypt
Publisher Name: Rural Sociology and Agricultural Extension Department Faculty of Agriculture
Place: Ain Shams University
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Extension
AGROVOC
TERMS		 Women.
Publication Type PhD Thesis
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