Failure to Meet up to Expectation: Examining Women’s Activist Groups in the Post-Colonial Period in Nigeria
Women’s activism within various ethnic groups in Nigeria dates back to the pre-colonial era, with notable heroic leaders, like Moremi of Ife, Amina of Zaria, Emotan of Benin, Funmilayo Kuti, Margaret Ekpo and many others. The participation of Nigerian women in the Beijing Conference of 1995 led to a...
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| description | Women’s activism within various ethnic groups in Nigeria dates back to the pre-colonial era, with notable heroic leaders, like Moremi of Ife, Amina of Zaria, Emotan of Benin, Funmilayo Kuti, Margaret Ekpo and many others. The participation of Nigerian women in the Beijing Conference of 1995 led to a stronger voice for women in the political landscape. Several women’s rights groups have sprung up in the country over the years. Notable among them are the Federation of Nigerian Women’s Societies (FNWS), Women in Nigeria (WIN), Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND) and Female in Nigeria (FIN). However, majority have failed to actualize significant political, social or economic growth. This paper examines the challenges and factors leading to their inability to live up to people’s expectations. Guided by patriarchy and liberal feminism theories, this paper utilizes both historical and descriptive methods to examine these factors. The paper argues that a lack of solidarity among women’s groups, financial constraints, unfavourable political and social practices led to the inability of women’s groups in Nigeria to live up to the envisaged expectations. The paper concludes that, for women’s activist groups to survive in Nigeria, a quiet but significant social revolution is necessary among women. Government should also formulate and implement policies that will empower women politically, economically and socially. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a4594efd21924a19865a805872dfe9242022-12-21T18:35:18ZengDe GruyterOpen Cultural Studies2451-34742020-05-0141233510.1515/culture-2020-0003culture-2020-0003Failure to Meet up to Expectation: Examining Women’s Activist Groups in the Post-Colonial Period in NigeriaDagunduro Adebukola0Adenugba Adebimpe1University of Ibadan,Ibadan, NigeriaDoctorate, University of IbadanWomen’s activism within various ethnic groups in Nigeria dates back to the pre-colonial era, with notable heroic leaders, like Moremi of Ife, Amina of Zaria, Emotan of Benin, Funmilayo Kuti, Margaret Ekpo and many others. The participation of Nigerian women in the Beijing Conference of 1995 led to a stronger voice for women in the political landscape. Several women’s rights groups have sprung up in the country over the years. Notable among them are the Federation of Nigerian Women’s Societies (FNWS), Women in Nigeria (WIN), Kudirat Initiative for Democracy (KIND) and Female in Nigeria (FIN). However, majority have failed to actualize significant political, social or economic growth. This paper examines the challenges and factors leading to their inability to live up to people’s expectations. Guided by patriarchy and liberal feminism theories, this paper utilizes both historical and descriptive methods to examine these factors. The paper argues that a lack of solidarity among women’s groups, financial constraints, unfavourable political and social practices led to the inability of women’s groups in Nigeria to live up to the envisaged expectations. The paper concludes that, for women’s activist groups to survive in Nigeria, a quiet but significant social revolution is necessary among women. Government should also formulate and implement policies that will empower women politically, economically and socially.https://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2020-0003empowersolidaritymovementwomennigeria |
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| title | Failure to Meet up to Expectation: Examining Women’s Activist Groups in the Post-Colonial Period in Nigeria |
| title_full | Failure to Meet up to Expectation: Examining Women’s Activist Groups in the Post-Colonial Period in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Failure to Meet up to Expectation: Examining Women’s Activist Groups in the Post-Colonial Period in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Failure to Meet up to Expectation: Examining Women’s Activist Groups in the Post-Colonial Period in Nigeria |
| title_short | Failure to Meet up to Expectation: Examining Women’s Activist Groups in the Post-Colonial Period in Nigeria |
| title_sort | failure to meet up to expectation examining women s activist groups in the post colonial period in nigeria |
| topic | empower solidarity movement women nigeria |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2020-0003 |
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