Inequality between men and women has continued to prevail and persist when it comes to access, control and ownership of land and other productive resources within our society, despite the significant progress in strengthening gender equality and women empowerment. This injustice has no doubt contributed to persistent poverty more especially among women which has led to their exclusion from the mainstream of a good portion of socio-economic gains despite the contributions that women make towards strengthening the economies of their countries. The situation has placed poverty profoundly to the face of women rather than that of men as Ahikire Josephine (a gender activist cum academician) notes that “poverty puts on feminine face rather than masculine face, despite contributions that women make to the country’s Economic Growth”.