GENDER AND CITIZENSHIP IN NIGERIA
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The world over, gender issues get skewed to the advantage of some groups of persons, while others suffer disadvantages. In certain societies, there are existing male privileges, especially, in so called patriarchal societies, while women do not have such privileges. That citizenship does not mainstream gender in society, puts human rights in jeopardy leading to derogation of those rights. Where human rights of a group lack promotion, protection and preservation, peace and progress is derailed. It is in a bid for peace building, that the United Nations, African Union, ECOWAS and other world bodies have come up with Resolutions, Protocols, Conventions and other human rights and peace instruments for the well-being of disadvantaged and underprivileged groups in the world. It is at this instance that this paper attempts to focus on world situation generally, and Nigeria in particular. The paper relies on secondary documents and other official records, Axel Honneth theory of recognition and the functionalist approach to give credence to the work.
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