This study explores the relationship between the nature and context
of non-traditional occupations and the empowerment status of women
in society. Specifically, it examines the extent to which women in
non-traditional occupations have been empowered by their skills,
knowledge, and position within the Togolese Government's existing
training policies for the increased participation of women in
non-traditional sectors of the labor force.
In Togo, like many other African countries, several evaluation
exercises have been conducted regarding the number of women who
have successfully completed their training in non-traditional
occupations. However, none has focused on how those women cope with
everyday cultural and social challenges or addressed the issues of
movement for the development of women.
Nineteen (19) women who had received a qualification in a
non-traditional occupation, were interviewed on their perceptions
of empowerment, and on what gains, difficulties and challenges the
faced in their lives. Theanalysis of their related experiences
compared with other Togolese informants as well as the national and
international literature on empowerment suggests that although
there are some gains, the reality of empowerment is still an
unfulfilled dream for those women.
The conditions affecting these women's empowerment in the Togolese
society include expectations as related to the roles and duties of
a woman and the country's socio-economic situation. Strategies to
create sustainable employment are recommended to increase the
potential of non-traditional occupations to foster empowerment.
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