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Through the Gender Lens - A Century of Social and Political Development in Nigeria (Hardcover)
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Through the Gender Lens - A Century of Social and Political Development in Nigeria (Hardcover)
Series: Gender and Sexuality in Africa and the Diaspora
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Sustainable development is now intricately linked not just to
economic growth, but more importantly, to the quality of life of
people in terms of their social status, political participation,
cultural freedom, environmental justice and inclusive development.
For previously colonized nations like Nigeria, these linkages are
believed to have been influenced by the legacies of colonial rule,
positively or otherwise. Through the Gender Lens: A Century of
Social and Political Development in Nigeria looks at how
colonialism has enabled or hindered the roles of the state in
promoting inclusive development in general, and gender equality, in
particular, in the process of nation building. In this edited
volume, scholars analyze a host of policies, strategies and
programs, as well as empirical evidence, to expose how types of
governance - from direct colonial rule in the country from 1914,
through her independence in 1960, a Republic in 1963, and to
different post-independence governance periods - have influenced
gender relations, and the impacts of these on Nigerian women.
Diverse sectoral perspectives from education, health, culture,
environment, and especially politics, are presented to explain the
level of attainment (or otherwise) of gender equality and the
implications for Nigeria's road to sustainable development. The
emphasis on the role of the state in development particularly
indicts the social and political domains of governance. Hence, the
main focus of inquiry in the volume. In its twelve chapters, the
authors analyze available data and other information to draw
relevant conclusions, identify lessons of experience, including
from some cross-country comparisons, and make concrete
recommendations for more gender-inclusive systems of governance in
the next century of Nigeria's nationhood.
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