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100	1		_aAdekwu, Onyemowo Patience
245	1	0	_aGENDER INEQUALITY IN WEST AFRICA: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NIGERIA AND LIBERIA / _cONYEMOWO PATIENCE ADEKWU ; SUPERVISOR, ASSOC. PROF. DR. DİLEK LATİF
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502			_aThesis (MA) - Cyprus International University. Institute of Graduate Studies and Research International Relations
520			_aGender inequality remains a pervasive issue in many African countries, hindering social progress and sustainable development. To improve democratization, increased participation of both male and female gender must be promoted. Despite efforts to address this problem, significant disparities persist in various aspects of life, including education, employment, healthcare, and political representation. Furthermore, a lack of comparative analysis examines the factors contributing to gender inequality in Liberia and Nigeria, hindering the development of targeted and effective interventions. This thesis employs a comparative analysis approach by examining the historical development and approaches to gender equality promotion in Nigeria and Liberia. In addition, this briefly touches upon empirical evidence from 2014 to 2021 on the representation of women in Liberia and Nigeria. This thesis's finding shows historical, customary, and traditional factors such as cultural beliefs after gender disparity in both cases. The continuous level of poverty in both countries contributes to the limitation of the female gender in being invested. However, while the colonization effect is observable in the case of Nigeria, colonization did not impact Liberia's gender disparity. While Liberia is more proactively promoting gender parity, Nigeria is responding too slowly and backsliding in its conduct. Lastly, the proportion of women represented in the national legislatures of Nigeria and Liberia from 2014 to 2021 shows better performance in Liberia. The United Nations and other International Organizations have played a significant role in both cases. This thesis recommends that the quota approach in Liberia's parliament composition is a lesson for Nigeria to improve its representation of women in the House of Representatives.
650		0	_aInternational relations _vDissertations, Academic
700	1		_aLatif, Dilek _esupervisor
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