The Challenges Of Working Mothers In Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State.
ABSTRACT
This study was designed to identify the
challenges of working mothers in Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia state. The
area covered in this study were Umudike and Ndoro communities, five research
questions guided this study. Questionnaires was used to collect relevant data.
The sample of the study was 250, which was randomly selected from a total
population of 137,993 within the ages of 2 1-70 years. The questionnaires was
faced-validated by three lecturers from the department of home Economics and
was distributed and collected by hand. Data collection technique used in this
study were Frequencies, Percentages, Mean and Standard deviation for analyzing
the data collected. The findings from this study showed that 75.2% of household
work were mostly performed by working mothers, and this task creates more
challenges to working mothers. The result of this study also revealed that,
37.2% of working mothers faced prejudice in the work place as a result of home
responsibilities. Five ways of solving these challenges were also identified.
Recommendations were made based on the findings.
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IHEMEJE, O (2021). The Challenges Of Working Mothers In Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State. . Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Oct 06, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-challenges-of-working-mothers-in-ikwuano-local-government-area-abia-state-7-2
OBIOMA, IHEMEJE. "The Challenges Of Working Mothers In Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State. " Mouau.afribary.org. Mouau.afribary.org, 29 Jun. 2021, https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-challenges-of-working-mothers-in-ikwuano-local-government-area-abia-state-7-2. Accessed 06 Oct. 2024.
OBIOMA, IHEMEJE. "The Challenges Of Working Mothers In Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State. ". Mouau.afribary.org, Mouau.afribary.org, 29 Jun. 2021. Web. 06 Oct. 2024. < https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-challenges-of-working-mothers-in-ikwuano-local-government-area-abia-state-7-2 >.
OBIOMA, IHEMEJE. "The Challenges Of Working Mothers In Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State. " Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 06 Oct. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-challenges-of-working-mothers-in-ikwuano-local-government-area-abia-state-7-2