Information Access for Rural Women in Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorIwu-James, Juliana
dc.contributor.authorIdiegbeyan-Ose, Jerome
dc.contributor.authorIfijeh, Goodluck
dc.contributor.authorSegun-Adeniran, Chidi
dc.contributor.authorEsse, Ugwunwa C.
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-20T08:00:58Z
dc.date.available2020-07-20T08:00:58Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractAdequate access and effective use of information is succinctly linked to sustainable development and empowerment of rural women. Analysis of the situation reveals that Nigerian rural women face marginalization as far as information access is concerned. This chapter identified some channels and preferred sources of information for the rural women with their inherent challenges. Some implications were also discussed ranging from exploitation and trafficking of women, inability to access and harness agriculture and health information, credit facilities and government programs. Some challenges of information provision to rural women as identified include lack of basic infrastructure, poverty, illiteracy, culture, and religion. The study recommended some strategies for improvement as regards quality access to information: establishment of vibrant public libraries in rural areas, continuous research on information seeking behaviour of rural women, information repackaging, provision of adult educational centres. The chapter concluded that neglect of rural women can only portend dangeren_US
dc.identifier.uri10.4018/978-1-5225-7158-2.ch007
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12398/734
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIGI global (Handbook of Research on Rural Sociology and Community Mobilization for Sustainable Growth)en_US
dc.subjectInformation Accessen_US
dc.subjectRural Womenen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectLibrariesen_US
dc.subjectRural Librariesen_US
dc.titleInformation Access for Rural Women in Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeBook chapteren_US
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