Research Article
Adult Literacy and Skill Acquisition Programmes as Correlates of Women Empowerment and Self-Reliance in The Gambia
Table 1
Impact of adult literacy/skills acquisition training on women empowerment.
| | Statement | Poor | Fair | Good | Very good | Total |
| | I was financially empowered by the training | 47 (18.8%) | 81 (32.4%) | 75 (30%) | 47 (18.8%) | 250 | | I am now contributing to family expenses | 95 (38%) | 82 (32.8%) | 53 (21.2%) | 20 (8%) | 250 | | I am now or will soon be an employer of labour | 40 (16%) | 96 (38.4%) | 58 (23.2%) | 56 (22.4%) | 250 | | The training improved my financial status | 76 (30.4%) | 83 (33.2%) | 57 (22.8%) | 34 (13.6%) | 250 | | I now train other women like myself | 54 (21.6%) | 84 (33.6%) | 56 (22.4%) | 56 (22.4%) | 250 |
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