Author
Innocent Opara, PhD
Airforce Institute of Technology, Kaduna
oparainnocent73@gmail.com
+2349047208097
Abstract
Discriminations against women have been a major
global concern and the 21stcentury has witnessed
unprecedented rise in systematic discriminations against
women especially in Africa where women are
historically unfairly treated. The concept of inequality is
a complex and multifaceted one that has over the years
proved difficult to resolve due to cultural barriers.
Gender parity though, a societal goal has remained an
unrealizable global dream despite universal efforts.
Women historically have been discriminated against in
various contexts in African cultures including pay and
employment. The World bank estimates thatglobally
about 2.4 billion women of working age do notget equal
economic opportunities compared to men.The entire
world is struggling to tackle the challenges of gender
inequalitywhich remains one of the most persistent
social issues across cultures and societies and continues
to undermine sustainable development of societies. Discriminations against women have been a major
global concern and the 21stcentury has witnessed
unprecedented rise in systematic discriminations against
women especially in Africa where women are
historically unfairly treated. The concept of inequality is
a complex and multifaceted one that has over the years
proved difficult to resolve due to cultural barriers.
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