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Globally, women are oppressed and this book introduces the perspective of African women and especially that of Nigerian women. This book looks at the major themes that drive the women's empowerment programs in Nigeria. Feminists in Nigeria are shaped by the institutions, values, ideologies, and since the 1970s, the UN and its agencies have added an international dimension. The chapters, while taking us through a theoretical overview of Nigerian women's empowerment, also shows how institutions, values, religion, and culture can challenge feminist political philosophy- a philosophy that tends to universalize women's problems and their solutions.
INTRODUCTIONChapter 1: WESTERN FEMINIST THEORIES: HOW APPLICABLE TO AFRICAR.I. Ako-NaiSECTION A: WOMEN'S RIGHTS UNDER THE LAWChapter 2: AN OVERVIEW OF THE RIGHTS OF NIGERIAN WOMEN UNDER THE LAWSOluwafeyisayo Semiu KuteyiChapter 3: WOMEN'S RIGHTS, VIOLENCE AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION: THE NIGERIAN CIRCUMSTANCESA.A. Idowu (PhD)Chapter 4: 1999 CONSTITUTION AND GENDER ANALYSIS OF ELECTIVE AND APPOINTIVE POSITIONS IN NIGERIAMichael Abiodun Oni and Rachael Oluseye IyandaChapter 5: AN APPRAISAL OF THE PROTECTION OF WOMEN'S RIGHTS UNDER NIGERIAN LAWSMercy Onaodowan ErhunChapter 6: CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN NIGERIAAdesina Coker, LL.M, MBAChapter 7: AN OVERVIEW OF LEGAL AND IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK OF NIGERIAN'S NATIONAL GENDER POLICYBenson Kunle SehindeSECTION B: SEXISM AND WOMEN MARGINALIZATIONChapter 8: MASCULINITY IN GENDER RELATIONS:THE NIGERIAN EXPERIENCE AND CONTRIBUTION TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTAdu Funmilayo ModupeChapter 9: INFLUENCE OF AGE, MARITAL STATUS AND ENVIRONMENT ON SEXISM IN NIGERIAOgunleye J. Adedeji and Sulaiman O. AdebayoChapter 10: SEX, SEX-ROLE ORIENTATION, PERSONALITY AND SEXISM IN NIGERIAOgunleye J. AdedejiSECTION C: POLICY AND GENDER PARTICIPATIONChapter 11:GENDER AND PEACEBUILDING IN NIGERIA'S NIGER DELTA REGIONStephen A. FaletiChapter 12: WOMEN IN YORUBA INDIGENOUS POLITICS IN NIGERIAI.O. AransiChapter 13: DEMOCRACY AND GENDER PARTICIPATION IN NIGERIA: A CASEFOR GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN POLITICSI.D. DavidChapter 14: GENDER EQUALITY FOR A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALLOlogunde, A. O.Chapter 15: THE PLACE OF WOMEN IN NIGERIAN PUBLIC SERVICE: A SUBLIME FEMINIST ANALYSISAnthony M. OladoyinChapter 16: AFRICAN WOMEN AND THE CHANGING NOTION OF SECURITYFunso AdesolaSECTION D: FEMINISM AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTChapter 17: "UNKNOWN SOLDIER": WOMEN'S RADICALISM AND ACTIVISM AND STATE VIOLENCE IN 20TH CENTURY NIGERIAMojúbàolú Olúfúnké OkomeChapter 18: WOMEN, GRASS ROOTS MOVEMENTS AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN NIGERIAIwebunor Okwechime and Akin IwiladeChapter 19: GENDER AND THE NIGER DELTA CRISES: THE CHALLENGE OF LOCAL FEMINISMSMashood OmotoshoChapter 20: GENDER, ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS IN NIGERIA'S NIGER DELTA REGIONIwebunor Okwechime and Akin Iwilade