Women Professional Entrepreneurs In Ikeja Lagos

Abstract

Attempt towards putting women's effort in perspectives for record purposes was uncommon until very recently. Ironically women progressive activities which transcend almost every human endeavor is as old as the creation of man. Today, hardly there is a nation without the threshold of women contributions, even on areas hitherto considered as men's exclusive domain. In Nigeria for instance, women have made their marks eminently in politics, education, business, science and technology, and you name it. Interestingly, a good number of these women are professionals, in their own rights, striving even in the face of inhibitive and harsh environments. Although women make up the larger percentage of the population, yet certain traditional, economic, institutional, legal, attitudinal and religious values had tended to undermine the productive capacity, conditions of domestic life, social status and even life chances of women. These societal attitudes towards women have over the year received global condemnation. It is against this background that this project is lending yet another voice towards enhancing the access of women in the Rural Areas to production inputs, especially land, credit, and modern agricultural inputs. Enlightening women in rural areas on the opportunities and facilities