GASPRO International Journal of Eminent Scholars

ABSTRACT

The study sought to assess women employment in the informal sector. Ex-post facto research design was adopted. The study was conducted in Crushed Rock Company Limited Akamkpa, Cross River State, Nigeria. The population of the study comprised social scientists and executives of some informal Companies. Strategic sampling technique was used to select 140 respondents which constituted the sample size. The Main Instrument used in this study was a questionnaire titled “Women Employment in the Informal Sector Questionnaire (WEISQ)”. Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out to ensure that the instrument has the accuracy, appropriateness, completeness and the language of the study under consideration. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to determine the level of reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient obtained was 0.84 and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as descriptive statistics and simple regression. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha levels. The study found and concluded that there is significant effect of women marginalization in informal sector on the national economy. It was therefore recommended that women should improve themselves like the male counterparts in order to be able to be fixed into the company’s employment schedule; this will reduce the rigorous of training new employees before being fit to be employed.

KEYWORDS: Women Employment, Marginalization, Informal Sector, Crushed Rock Company Limited.