This study assessed participation of women in oil palm processing in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. A multistage
sampling procedure was used to select one hundred (100) women oil palm processors in the study area. Data were obtained
through the use of questionnaire and analyzed using frequencies, percentages, means and t-test statistical tools. Results revealed that the
mean age of the processors was 39 years. Majority (78%) of the processors were married. The educational levels revealed that most of the
respondents (93%) had one form of formal education or the other. The mean household size of the respondents was 7 persons. The
mean year of involvement in oil palm processing was 16years. Majority of the respondents (95%) were Christians while 37% of them had
trading as their primary occupation and made between 1000 (USD 6.00) and 10,000 (USD 60.00) Naira as their monthly income (53%).
Purchase of palm fruit (60%) was their common source of acquiring oil palm fruit for processing. Majority of the respondents (82%) did
not belong to any oil palm related Cooperative Society while few (33.3%) of those who belonged to such Cooperative Society benefited
from the Cooperative Society financially. Majority of the respondents (88%) processed the oil palm for both home consumption and for
sale. The study indicates that women oil palm processors should form more oil palm related cooperative societies with the objective of
giving financial assistance to the members.