Leaving No One Woman Behind: An Exploration of Gender Equality in Nigeria
This study explores the gender equality policy framework in Nigeria related to Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG5). Using feminist legal theory and grounded theory, it draws on empirical data, interviews and focus groups. The study finds that religio-cultural influences, plural legal system and we...
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2020
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| author | Osinaike, Jesudunsin Oluwadara |
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| description | This study explores the gender equality policy framework in Nigeria related to Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG5). Using feminist legal theory and grounded theory, it draws on empirical data, interviews and focus groups. The study finds that religio-cultural influences, plural legal system and weak sustainability policy and implementation framework remain drivers of inequality impacting the achievement of SDG5. A nuanced narrative to rethinking the approach to gender equality policy and implementation in Nigeria is provided. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-832872021-10-15T07:07:15Z Leaving No One Woman Behind: An Exploration of Gender Equality in Nigeria Osinaike, Jesudunsin Oluwadara This study explores the gender equality policy framework in Nigeria related to Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG5). Using feminist legal theory and grounded theory, it draws on empirical data, interviews and focus groups. The study finds that religio-cultural influences, plural legal system and weak sustainability policy and implementation framework remain drivers of inequality impacting the achievement of SDG5. A nuanced narrative to rethinking the approach to gender equality policy and implementation in Nigeria is provided. 2020 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83287 Curtin University fulltext |
| spellingShingle | Osinaike, Jesudunsin Oluwadara Leaving No One Woman Behind: An Exploration of Gender Equality in Nigeria |
| title | Leaving No One Woman Behind: An Exploration of Gender Equality in Nigeria |
| title_full | Leaving No One Woman Behind: An Exploration of Gender Equality in Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Leaving No One Woman Behind: An Exploration of Gender Equality in Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Leaving No One Woman Behind: An Exploration of Gender Equality in Nigeria |
| title_short | Leaving No One Woman Behind: An Exploration of Gender Equality in Nigeria |
| title_sort | leaving no one woman behind: an exploration of gender equality in nigeria |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/83287 |