The Wealth of Women:Economic Power.

Economic Power definition:  This means having stock or supply of materials, assets or personal attributes that sustains one in adverse circumstances. Such stocks include the following: educational attainment, strong will drive, political prowess, artistic prowess, catering training, house keeping prowess, physical cash etc.                                                                                  I was borne and bred from a poor polygamous home, my mom being the 3rd wife. This is allowed in all parts of Nigeria.                                                                                  I had to stay with a relation of my mother to gain primary education. Thereafter I was asked to take care of an old woman (a relation) in order to have secondary education.                                                                                                                                  After this stage I was left to my self. The next thing was to get married, but I refused and enquired from people how I can get university education while doing some casual work.                                                                                                                                        I was told it cannot be achieved in the village. That I should either go to Portharcourt in Rivers state or Lagos State all within Nigeria.                                                                                                                              I told my mom of my I intension to leave the village, she was apprehensive but cannot do anything because I have made up my mind. I had to teach in order to raise transport fare. This was how I came to Lagos State to stay with my mother's late brother's wife in 1997.                                                                                                               That same week I came to Lagos I searched out a typing bureau. I can type very well because I learnt typing in secondary school. So, I was employed as a typist and I worked for one year, saved some money and learnt computing while working as a typist.                                                                                                                            I worked as a computer operator for one year, saved some money and enrolled in part time studies for OND. After OND I went in for HND.                                                                                                                                      With my HND certificate I got job with Frigoglass Industries (Nig.) Limited a member of Leventis Group as a secretary.                                                                                  I never relented, I enrolled for post graduate diploma in personnel management and immediately after that, I  registered for masters in business administration (MBA) with the University of Calabar still in Nigeria, by this time suitors were already approaching me. I got married in 2005 and completed my MBA in 2006 with the pregnancy of my 1st child who is now 11 Years plus.                                                                                                                            I got employment with GZ group as a manager contributing up to 70% of the house up keep.                                                                                                                                  I train my younger ones who are now married and are meaningfully contributing to the community. My husband's relations too, we are helping. The people that would have been menace to the community are now good citizens because somebody is lending a helping hand.                                                                                                                   I am not yet done. I want create an outfit to employ 20 people and above,  empower and establish them especially women.                                                                                               Be focused, be determined, don't relent, let women of consequence be your role model. Do not take what your society gives you as a woman whose duty is to produce children and cook for husband. Where he cannot provide, you are incapacitated. When desperation conquered you and you commit adultery as the only way out to provide for your kids, the same Society that never cared will strip you naked and parade you around the community for abomination committed.                                                                                                                                       Do not resolved to be a sex machine because you are a woman. Though the community is harsh making you you a servant, stop and take a stand. God made you a help meet when He took the rib from Adam, that is the bottom line.