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6 - The Constraints of Rural Women in Informal Economic Activities in Imo State, Nigeria

The paper analyzes the constraints on rural women in the informal sector of Imo State, Nigeria. Lack of access roads, irregular means of transportation, inad- equate credit facilities, inaccessibility to socio-economic facilities and land ten- ure are identified as among the factors that have adverse effects on the partici- pation/activities of rural women engaged in informal economic activities in the rural areas of Imo State. The paper further reveals that a majority of rural women in Imo State, engaged in informal economic activities, do not have significant access to institutional finance,…