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Book SynopsisIn this edited volume, Nigerian scholars from a variety of disciplines examine the relationship between gender and Nigeria's pathways of development in the last 100 years of its nationhood. This analysis is set against the background of unequal power dynamics between women and men, and specifically the ways in which social, cultural, political, and economic construction of gender has influenced Nigeria's course of development through her colonial and post-colonial history. The influence of the nature of economic governance, policy, and institutional frameworks, the nature of resource availability and (re)distribution between women and men in terms of goods and services, knowledge and skills, policies and budgets, and the outcomes and impacts for women and men are seen in terms of women's economic empowerment,equal participation and development benefits. This rich collection of empirical works therefore provides not just the rhetoric but the evidence to indict gender power relations in
Trade ReviewGender and Development in Nigeria: One Hundred Years of Nationhood is an insightful, rare compilation of papers of sound scholarship on the cultural, political, and economic factors which have determined the status of women in Nigeria over a century of nationhood. It provides historical perspectives on national and international policies, as well as complexities of governance in Nigeria which have negatively impacted the performance of women in various critical sectors of the economy. The book is recommended reading for academics in cognate disciplines, development planners, policy analysts, gender scholars, and other persons who are interested in the gender dynamics of resource rich Nigeria. It is also an invaluable source of otherwise inaccessible literature and data for an international audience. -- Abiola Odejide, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Table of ContentsChapter 1: A Centenary of Nationhood and a Gender Balance Sheet of Nigeria’s Development Pathways by Funmi Soetan and Bola Akanji Chapter 2: A Centenary of Women in Nigeria’s Development Planning Processes: A Perspective View of Policy Regimes by Bola Akanji and Bolanle Awe Chapter 3: A Centenary of Economic Development: Dynamics of Gender Inequality by Funmi Soetan and Adetunji Ogunyemi Chapter 4: Gender Equality and Feminized Poverty: Multi-Dimensional and Centenary Perspectives by Monica Orisadare and Tolu Osinubi Chapter 5: Economic Planning Basics: A Centenary Gender Approach to Household Data Gathering by Bukola Daramola Chapter 6: Agricultural Production, Policy and Profession: A Centenary Gender Review by Olanike Deji and Dorcas Alabi Chapter 7: A Centenary of Women’s Entrepreneurship in Nigeria: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) by Helen Aderemi and Stephen Adegbite Chapter 8: Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Empowerment and Gender Equity: A Centenary Perspective by Foluso Adeyinka and Yetunde Aluko Conclusion: A Centenary of Development Policies: A Gender Balance Sheet and Future Strategies by Bola Akanji and Funmi Soetan
