Preferred Channels of Information for Empowerment of Women Fish Traders in Siaya County, Kenya
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: This paper investigated the preferred channels of information for empowerment of women fish traders in Siaya County, Kenya. Globally, there is a renewed trend towards the promotion of women’s empowerment for the realization of sustainable development. In that regard, agencies and practitioners are using diverse means for empowering women in order to improve their living standards. One of the barriers to achieving women’s empowerment is the already acknowledged information gap across the genders. Women remain information starved, as they often lag in accessing Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). Women empowerment remains the most effective development tool. Empowered women traders in particular are able to conduct economic bargaining and make informed decisions. Access to relevant and timely information, however, remains critical. Over the years, women traders in the fisheries sector in many countries worldwide have faced marginalization and isolation in accessing and controlling the fisheries resources. For instance, they have difficulties in accessing credit, relevant information and technology such as fishing gear. They are mostly involved in the indirect, informal and unpaid fishing activities, which are seen as extra household jobs while men control the direct, formal and paid fishing activities. Key Words: Empowerment; ICTs; women traders; information; informal; capacity building CITATION: Obilo, M. A., & Vundi, N. (2018). Preferred channels of information for empowerment of women fish traders in Siaya County, Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 5(4), 2199 - 2205.
Institution: St. Paul's University
Language: English
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2903608794