@article{Awotide:197980,
      recid = {197980},
      author = {Awotide, Diran Olawale},
      title = {Assessment of Women’s Participation in Cooperative  Societies and its Determinants in Yewa North Local  Government Area of Ogun State, Nigeria},
      journal = {Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development},
      address = {2012-09},
      number = {393-2016-23836},
      series = {5-103-AJARD-344-350},
      pages = {8},
      year = {2012},
      abstract = {Cooperatives have been regarded as one of the main  institutional machineries for empowering the economically  weak members of the society. Despite the availability of  cooperative societies, it appears that a significant  proportion of rural women are either unaware of the  existence of such co-operative societies or are lacking in  the basic socioeconomic characteristics that form the  prerequisite for participation in such activities. The  study therefore examined the level of participation of  women in cooperative organization and its determinants in  the study area. The study was conducted in Yewa North Local  Government area of Ogun State, south-west rainforest zone  of Nigeria in 2011 using two stage sampling techniques to  select 180 respondents. Descriptive statistics and Logit  regression analysis were used to analyze the data  generated. The results showed that pressure from household  head, insufficient fund and low membership were found to be  the major problems militating against women participation  in cooperatives. Logit regression analysis revealed  positive and significant relationships between variables  such as education, years of business experience and forms  of cooperative (producers and credit and thrift) and these  variables were the major determinants of participation in  cooperative society. Based on the findings of this study,  it is recommended that any policy that will further  increase the level of education of women would increase  their participation in cooperative society.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/197980},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.197980},
}