EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF WOMEN AND MARITAL SATISFACTION IN ILORIN SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study examined employment status of women and mari tal sat isfact ion in I lorin South Local Government Area of Kwara state, Nigeria. Four research questions were raised and two hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05level of significances. Survey research design was adopted for the study and the population comprised all married women numbering 1,500. Using multi-stage sampling technique, 24% of the population was selected to obtain a sample size of 240. The instrument used was questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.716. Data was analysed using frequency counts, percentages, mean and standard deviation. Findings revealed that 59(49.2%) of respondents were between 35 years and above, and 43(35.8%) of respondents were above 10 years in marriage. The highest employment status of the respondents was Civil Servant (58.3%). The findings of revealed that all respondents level of marital satisfaction is moderate. They are satisfied with their marriage. The result of the hypothesis revealed no significant influences of
employment status and marital satisfaction among women (p>0.05). Also, there was no led significant influences of spousal cooperation and marital satisfaction among women (p<0.05). It was concluded that employment status does not have negative influence on marital satisfaction and women employment in this period of economic doldrums/stagnation and insecurity in post
COVID-19 period. Therefore, working married women should be effective in planning and structuring of their responsibilities and events for quality time with family. Integrate a gender assessment in all country assessments to understand the impact of COVID-19 on women and girls, including economic impact, and how to address it effectively.