Gender Based Violence Inequality and Discrimination

Chapter One of Gender Based Violence Inequality and Discrimination

 

Abstract of Gender Based Violence Inequality and Discrimination

This study examined gender based violence inequality and discrimination. The word gender has been an explicit concern in women’s history. Across the world generally, a large proportion of women don’t have an equal share of land, credit, education, employment, and political power, in comparison to the men of their society. Yet, in many societies across the world, women have seen to have played crucial roles in development of a nation. However, in Nigeria, women have been demoted to the background.

The research objectives were to; examine the effects of gender based inequality on women development in Nigeria; determine the effect of gender based discrimination in the employment process in Nigeria; assess the influence of gender based violence on women political participation in Nigeria; and to identify the factors responsible for gender based discrimination in Nigeria. This research work made use of quantitative source of data, through which data were gathered using a self-structure questionnaire and administered to 50 women in Ikorodu and Alimosho local government area of Lagos State.

The findings showed that, gender based inequality has a significantly effect on women development in Nigeria. The study as well revealed that, gender based discrimination has negatively affected women employment process in Nigeria. It was further revealed that, gender based violence has restricted women political participation in Nigeria. Lastly, the study found that, the patriarchal nature of Nigeria, godfatherism, cultural and religious factors are responsible for gender based discrimination in Nigeria.

The study recommends that, policy makers should formulate policies that will enhance women empowerment and bring about gender equality in all spheres of public affairs. Government and other agencies should ensure there are work opportunities for female in the society in order to bring about women empowerment, and to promote organizational equality. The study concludes that, it is high time for everyone, women in particular to realize that gender identities are largely culturally created and no sex/gender is more important than the other