Disruption of patriarchy in northern Islamic Nigeria

Odok, Godwin Etta

doi:10.1080/0966369x.2019.1693346

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“…This study explored perception and socio-cultural issues that hinder safer sex negotiation practice in Northwest Nigeria. It builds on existing knowledge that married women in Nigeria have the ability to negotiate safer sex with partners [ 13 , 14 , 2 , 15 ], but extended the frontiers of knowledge by undertaking a robust exploration of deep-rooted socio-cultural practices that shape married women’s potential to negotiate safer sex in Northwest Nigeria, where most married women are not only socially and economically dependent on their male partners, but are also duty bound to submit to the dictates of religious and cultural norms [ 31 ] even with the rising profile of Salafist Islamic practices in the zone [ 32 ]. The study also provides additional information beyond the findings in numerous quantitative studies [ 2 , 13 , 14 , 25 – 30 ].…”

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“…In Northern Nigeria, married women are socially and economically dependent on their partners/husbands and are duty-bound to submit to the dictates of traditional and cultural norms [ 31 ]. Though patriarchy is gradually being disrupted by Salafist Islamic practices in Northern Nigeria [ 32 ], the region remains largely engendered, and men still dominate women in making sexual and reproductive health decisions.…”

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Exploring the perception and socio-cultural barriers to safer sex negotiation among married women in Northwest Nigeria

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Background Safer sex negotiation refers to the means through which partners in sexual relationships agree to have intercourse that protects both partners from adverse sexual health outcomes. Evidence is sparse on the socio-cultural barriers to safer sex negotiation, especially in Northwest Nigeria where almost every aspect of women’s lives is influenced by religious and cultural norms. Understanding the socio-cultural barriers requires having knowledge of the perspectives of community stakeholders such as religious leaders, and community leaders. Thus, from the perspectives of community stakeholders, this study explored the perception and socio-cultural barriers to safer sex negotiation of married women in Northwest Nigeria. Method A qualitative research design was adopted. Participants were purposively selected across six states, namely, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kaduna, and Zamfara. Data were collected through Key Informant Interview (KII). A total of 24 KIIs were conducted using the in-depth interview guide developed for the study. The selection of the participants was stratified between rural and urban areas. The interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed, and translated from the Hausa language into the English language. Verbal and written informed consent were obtained from participants prior to the interviews. Data were analyzed using inductive thematic content analysis. Results Safer sex negotiation was well-understood by community stakeholders. Men dominate women in sexual relationships through the suppression of women’s agency to negotiate safer sex. Married women endured domination by males in sexual relationships to sustain conjugal harmony. The practice of complying with traditional, cultural, and religious norms in marital relationships deters women from negotiating safer sex. Other socio-cultural causes of the inability to negotiate safer sex are child marriage, poverty, poor education, and polygyny. Conclusion Community stakeholders have a clear understanding of safer sex negotiation in Northwest Nigeria but this has not translated into a widespread practice of safer sex negotiation by married women due to diverse socio-cultural barriers. Strategies that will empower women not only to gain more access to relevant sexual and reproductive health information and services but also to encourage women’s assertiveness in family reproductive health decisions are imperative in Northwest Nigeria.

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Exploring the perception and socio-cultural barriers to safer sex negotiation among married women in Northwest Nigeria

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“…Along with conflict-driven increases in the risk and incidence of GBV, existing patriarchal social-cultural norms which concentrate individual, community, and institutional power in the hands of men negatively affect women, children, and girls in northeast Nigeria. A mix of customary law, Salafi-inspired Islamic law, and modern statutory law create a set of social and economic relations that grant men primary rights to traditional titles, land ownership, and control of family resources and decision-making [ 47 ]. Traditional practices of bride price and child marriage that uphold male dominance and adversely affect adolescent girls are also prevalent in northeast Nigeria, including Borno State in particular [ 48 ].…”

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Opportunities and challenges in preventing violence against adolescent girls through gender transformative, whole-family support programming in Northeast Nigeria

Koris

Steven²,

Akika³

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Background Household violence is one of the most prevalent forms of gender-based violence faced by adolescent girls in humanitarian settings. A growing evidence base demonstrates the extent to which multiple forms of familial violence, including intimate partner violence, violence against children, and sibling violence overlap in the same households. However, existing evidence of family support programming that effectively reduces violence against girls by addressing intersecting forms of household violence are limited, particularly in the Global South. Through a qualitative implementation evaluation informed by a grounded theoretical approach, we explored the perceived impact of a gender transformative, whole-family support intervention aimed at building adolescent girls’ protective assets against violence, among program participants in two communities of internally displaced people Maiduguri, Borno State, Northeast Nigeria. Methods We conducted six in-depth interviews and six focus group discussions with adult caregivers; six participatory activities and four paired interviews with adolescent girls and boys; and 12 key informant interviews with program staff. Criterion sampling was used to recruit 21 male caregivers, 21 female caregivers, 23 adolescent boys, and 21 adolescent girls; purposive sampling was used to recruit 12 program staff to participate in qualitative research activities. We audio recorded, translated, and transcribed all interviews. In a collaborative coding process, a multi-stakeholder team used applied thematic analysis in Dedoose to identify emergent themes in the data. Results Participants reported a decreased tolerance for and perpetration of violence against girls at the household level, and endorsed their right to protection from violence at the community level. However, alongside these self-reported changes in attitude and behavior, aspects of normative, patriarchal norms governing the treatment of adolescent girls were maintained by participants. Conclusions This study builds the evidence base for gender transformative, whole-family support programming and its impact on preventing violence against adolescent girls in humanitarian emergencies. Situating our findings in a feminist analysis of violence, this study calls attention to the complexity of gender norms change programming amongst families in conflict-affected settings, and highlights the need for programming which holistically addresses the relational, community, and structural drivers of violence against girls in emergencies.

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“…Moreover, it advocates for women to be given the confidence to act upon those rights. It increases women's spiritual, social, political, educational and economic power in their communities (Kuuder et al 2020;Odok 2020;Sanger and Kacker 2020). Women's empowerment is fundamental in developing the economy as it improves males' and females' quality of life, their families and the community (Jansen van Rensburg 2021).…”

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Towards Dismantling Patriarchy in the Kibera Slum, Kenya: Narrative Accounts of Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

Kariuki

Rensburg

2022

Int. ann. criminol.

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Kibera is the largest informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya, and Africa’s largest urban informal settlement. It is a community plagued by poverty and unemployment. In response to the social disorganization common to informal settlements, criminal activity is rampant, particularly in assault and sexual violence cases. Patriarchal beliefs fuel power imbalances which consequently perpetuate violence. Kenyan societies tend to be traditionally patriarchal and characterized by male privilege and female subservience. This article explores the narrative accounts of female victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) to overcome patriarchy in Kibera, Kenya. Through a qualitative inquiry, 32 female victims of IPV were interviewed, and the data obtained were thematically analysed. The findings established that patriarchy is sustained in Kibera through control, dominance and violence. Additionally, salient partakers in advancing patriarchy are family structures and authorities. Moreover, strategies to dismantle patriarchy and IPV are proposed through these narrative accounts.

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Disruption of patriarchy in northern Islamic Nigeria

Cited by 15 publications

References 36 publications

Exploring the perception and socio-cultural barriers to safer sex negotiation among married women in Northwest Nigeria

Exploring the perception and socio-cultural barriers to safer sex negotiation among married women in Northwest Nigeria

Opportunities and challenges in preventing violence against adolescent girls through gender transformative, whole-family support programming in Northeast Nigeria

Towards Dismantling Patriarchy in the Kibera Slum, Kenya: Narrative Accounts of Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

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