Abstract: The study was designed to investigate the role of women in oil palm fruit processing and marketing in Mbaitoli Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State. The study also analyzed the constraints militating against the participation of women in processing and marketing. The financial viability of oil palm fruit processing was determined. Data for the study were obtained from oil palm fruit processors and marketers with the aid of structured questionnaire which were administered on 38 oil palm fruit processors and 12 marketers of the product randomly selected. Descriptive statistics such as percentages tables, means and frequency distribution was used in the analysis. Regression analysis was used to analyse the socio economic variables affecting the income of women processors. The result of the regression showed that the socio-economic variables such as, the number of years spent in school, the method of palm oil extraction and the type of palm fruit used, were positively correlated with the income of women processors and significant at 5% level of significance. The variables, household size is significant at 5% level but negatively correlated the income from processing. The variable type of palm fruit was found to be negatively correlated with income from processing and significant at 5%. The cost and return analysis showed that palm oil processing is profitable in the study area as every N1.00 invested yielded 0.68K gain. The Net farm income was found to be N150,304.00 per year per processor. Problems such as access to capital, limited access to extension services, lack of ownership of land, high processing cost, price fluctuation and women domestic activities amongst others were militating against women processors and marketers. The study recommended modern and efficient processing mills and other labour saving technologies, access and control over land and capital, as well as women education.