Empowerment means women are at an advantage by the way power relations presently shape their
decisions, opportunities and well-being. Women who choose to work and therefore become income
earners in their household put themselves in a better economic position and also yield the power to have a
say in how the money they bring home is spent and not to mention, negotiating a better degree of respect.
Working women therefore would be more empowered to make decisions pertaining to their lives and the