The issue of women’s empowerment is always at the heart of debates in national and international bodies. In developing countries, particularly in Côte d’Ivoire, poverty is more pronounced among women. Dimbokro, a town located in the centre of Côte d’Ivoire with an estimated population of 70,198 inhabitants, of which 34,808 are women, i.e. 49.58% of the population (INS, 2014), is not spared. In order to escape from poverty, women engage in certain economic activities that can lead to the development of the city. This study aims at a better knowledge of the contribution of women in the socio-economic development of the city of Dimbokro. The methodology used to conduct the study included documentary research, field observations, interviews and a census of economic activities carried out by women in the town of Dimbokro. The results show the existence of a diversity of economic activities carried out by women in the town of Dimbokro. Secondly, the representation of women in the socio-economic development of the town of Dimbokro is dominated by the tertiary sector with 80% of the female population against 15% for the primary sector and 5% for the secondary. Finally, in the exercise of their economic activities, women are confronted with certain obstacles, in particular the difficult access to credit and the high cost of the shop rents they occupy, which hinder their efforts. The State should work towards a better social integration of women in the socio-economic development of the country.