ISSN 2736-1578
Research Article
African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2736-1578 Vol. 4 (10), pp. 001-008, October, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
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Social networks and livelihood of street children in Ibadan, Nigeria
Faloore Olutola Omiyinka
Department of Behavioural studies, Redeemer’s University, Redemption camp, Mowe, Ogun state, Nigeria. E-mail: [email protected].
Accepted 31 August, 2018
Abstract
In Nigeria, in spite of remarkable natural and human resources, most people have tasted the bitter pills of poverty; however, children in Nigeria experience poverty differently. This is particularly noteworthy in the way most children are deprived of nutrition, water, sanitation facilities, access to basic health-care services, shelter, education and protection. Hence, poverty makes them unable to enjoy their rights, participate as full members of the society. Based on the foregoing, this paper presents the results of a study conducted on social networks and livelihood of street children in Ibadan, Nigeria. It investigates the causes, incidence of poverty among street children and the relevance of their social networks to their survival on the streets. Data were collected through triangulation of in -depth interviews (IDIs), case studies, structured questionnaire and focus group discussions. A sample of two hundred and seventy-five respondents was selected for the survey. The results indicate a strong relationship between poverty and living on the street. Most street children involved in different delinquent acts such as stealing, consumption of psychoactive drugs, under age drinking of alcohol, gambling etc, some were not delinquents as they positively utilized the available social network of support for upward social mobility. To address the problems of street children, it is suggested that governments should adhere strictly to Millileum Development Goals (MDGs) in Nigeria. Essentially, the gaps between the promises made and the actions taken should be bridged by the government (Local, State and Federal).
Key words: Street based children, delinquency, approved schools, rehabilitation, social networks, livelihood.
Faloore Olutola Omiyinka
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Research Article
African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2516-9831 Vol. 4 (10), pp. 001-013, October, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
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Eradicating Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Kenya: Lessons Learnt from Gikuyu Women Change Stories
Prof Grace Wamue-Ngare, PhD
Kenyatta University, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, Gender and Development Studies. Email: [email protected]@gmail.com.
Accepted 02 September, 2019
Abstract
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has widely been practiced across Africa. The Gikuyu considered the rite of passage central in transforming girls into women and it stood at the epicentre of the Christian missionaries’ and Gikuyu nationals’ controversy in 1920-1930. However, from early 1970s, it started declining. Through oral change stories from heroic women, this paper documents social transformation models and processes of change. It picks the socio-cultural and economic domains of transformation and thus develops a Theory of Change Model, which is hoped to be transposed to other communities that continue practicing FGM. The TOC model is perceived to supersede legal and policy frameworks in addressing the notorious practice in Kenya.
Keywords: Female genital mutilation, Gikuyu, rite of passage, paradigm shift, theory of change.
Grace Wamue-Ngare
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Review
African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2516-9831 Vol. 4 (10), pp. 001-008, October, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
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Leadership, language of power, and womanhood
Iyabode Omolara Daniel, PhD
Department of English, National Open University of Nigeria, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.
Email: [email protected], [email protected] Tel: +234-8035984870
Accepted 18 April, 2019
Abstract
Leadership has usually been seen as the ability to control others. Women leaders are thus usually portrayed as tyrants that wish to oppress others due to one social maladjustment or the other. Literature had been mostly used to stereotypically present women as either too weak or too masculine in terms of their leadership ability. This paper thus investigates the language employed by the lead female character, Captain Sharp, in Stella ‘Dia Oyedepo’s The Rebellion of the Bumpy-chested. The lexical choices made by Captain Sharp and other rhetorical devices like repetitions, affirmatives and face threatening acts were isolated and critiqued. It was found that through these linguistic choices, Captain Sharp is able to exert a great deal of power on the women and cause them to succeed in their revolutionary intentions. The playwright was able to portray the lead character thus as a very successful leader. The paper however concludes that being a successful leader requires more than being able to control others through linguistic power-play. A responsible leader is expected to be eventually accountable, both to those they lead and the moral mores of the society.
Keywords: Drama, Female revolt, Leadership, Linguistic control, Lexical choices, Rhetorical devices.
Iyabode Omolara Daniel
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African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2516-9831 Vol. 4 (10), pp. 001-006, October, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
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Development constructs and gender relations: assessing rural gender relations within the context of dependency theory and globalisation
Cynthia Arku1, Frank S. Arku2
1Department of Educational Policy Studies, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. E-mail: [email protected]
2Faculty of Development Studies, Presbyterian University College, Ghana, Akuapem Campus. E-mail: [email protected]
Accepted 15 May, 2019
Abstract
This paper is an analysis of how far development constructs, particularly dependency theory and globalisation can explain the cause and effect of existing gender relations in developing countries with emphasis on rural households. These two theoretical constructions are used to examine issues such as gender roles, the creation of unequal gender relations and vulnerabilities to poverty as well as the complexities surrounding addressing rural development challenges. The conclusion is that dependency theory and globalisation can largely explain what we see within gender relations today, however, they may not necessarily provide viable solutions for the gender inequities. This places the onus on society to seek practicable interventions that are responsive to the well-being of rural people.
Keywords: Development, dependency theory, globalisation, gender relations, developing countries, rural.
Frank S. Arku, Cynthia Arku
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African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2516-9831 Vol. 4 (9), pp. 001-012, September, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
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Analysis of the Impact of education enhancement policy on female secondary education in Bangladesh
Dayal Talukder
Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand. Email: [email protected]; or [email protected]
Accepted 21 April, 2019
Abstract
The government of Bangladesh formulated the female secondary education enhancement policy in the mid 1990s with a view to increasing enrolment of female secondary students. The study has analysed the impacts of this policy on female secondary education. It has applied index number approach and used secondary data to analyse the policy-impacts through changes in the patterns of female secondary student enrolment - the gross enrolment ratio, net enrolment ratio, net attendance rate, and gender parity and disparity indices in secondary education. It has found that this policy has positively impacted on the the rate of enrolment with a significant increase in student numbers but failed to reduce the drop-out rate. The government should formulate complementary education policy to achieve the quantity and quality in female secondary education. The findings and implications of the policy analysis of this study may be of interest to researchers, development practitioners and policy makers.
Key words: Gender, female, secondary education, education policy, Bangladesh
Dayal Talukder
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Research Article
African Journal of Gender and Women Studies ISSN 2516-9831 Vol. 4 (9), pp. 001-008, September, 2019. © International Scholars Journals
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Rebellion against patriarchy: A Study of Gothic in Carter’s short stories
Sara Tavassoli1 and Parvin Ghasemi2*
1Ph.D. Student, Shiraz University, and Instructor of Semana University
2Department of Foreign Languages and Linguistics, College of Literature and Humanities, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Accepted 12 February, 2019
Abstract
Angela Carter is considered by critics as one of the most original writers of the twentieth century. She gives scholars plenty of material to work with as she draws on many disciplines and sub-genres in her narratives: romance, fairytale, porn, science fiction, folklore and the Gothic. The purpose of this paper is to examine a few Gothic elements in three of her short stories: “The Loves of Lady Purple”, “The Lady of the House of Love” and “Fall River Axe Murders”. The re-emergence of the Gothic mode in the last decades of the twentieth century can be seen as part of the revival of the marginalized sub-genres of the past during the post-modern era. Carter uses Gothic characters and themes in these works to explore one of the main issues of the century: the role of women in society and the relationship between the sexes. In fact, from the beginning of the development of the genre in the eighteenth-century, writers have used the potential of Gothic to address feminist issues. The heroines of Carter’s stories take different roles: marionettes, damsels in distress, monsters, and vampires. No matter what they do, they have no control over the role the patriarchal society determines for them.
Keywords: The Gothic, feminism, marginalized, sub-genres, patriarchal society
Sara Tavassoli, Parvin Ghasemi*
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