Gender inequality in Nigeria

Gender inequality in Nigeria is influenced by different cultures and beliefs. In most parts of Nigeria, women are considered subordinate to their male counterparts, especially in Northern Nigeria.[1] It is generally believed that women are best suited as home keepers.[2]

Feminism had not appeared in Nigeria until roughly 40 years ago. This has been attributed to Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti. She was born in Nigeria, and was educated through the British schooling system. She supported and fought for women's rights, as well as for women having a larger impact in the Nigerian government. She was a part of the WIDF (Women's International Democratic Federation), which helped more women to gain government positions, furthering what she wished to accomplish with women in Nigeria. Ransome-Kuti died in 1978. One of Nigeria's well-known newspapers referred to her as "a progressive revolutionary" and "a Pan-African visionary."[3]

Historically, feminist movements have tried to push agendas leading to more gender equality in Nigeria. Among the most known are Federation of Nigerian Women's Societies (FNWS), Women in Nigeria (WIN), Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND) and Female in Nigeria (FIN). Still, most of them have failed to bring about significant political, social or economic growth.[4] Though not without protest, new feminist movements and gender awareness are forming in Nigeria.[5] Online, women are using mobile phones for social capital building and empowerment, to access information and to form relationships with communities they would not normally engage with.[6]

See also

References
  1. Babalola, Abegunde (2014). "Gender Inequality: Nigerian and International Perspectives". British Journal of Arts and Social Sciences. 17: 168. ISSN 2046-9578.
  2. Einwechter, William. "Keepers at Home". Darash Press. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  3. Johnson-Odim, Cheryl. "'For Their Freedoms': The Anti-imperialist and International Feminist Activity of Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti of Nigeria." ScienceDirect. Elsevier, 2009. Web. 23 Oct. 2016
  4. Dagunduro, Adebukola; Adebimpe, Adenugba (May 4, 2020). "Failure to Meet up to Expectation: Examining Women's Activist Groups in the Post-Colonial Period in Nigeria". Open Cultural Studies. 4 (1): 23–35. doi:10.1515/culture-2020-0003.
  5. Searcey, Dionne (December 16, 2017). "Beyond Boko Haram's Reach, Love and Feminism Flourish". New York Times. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
  6. Ndukwe, C.U. (May 8, 2020). "A feminist study of women using mobile phones for empowerment and social capital in Kaduna, Nigeria". University of Salford. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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