16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in Nigeria

From NigeriansTalk Tue Nov 27 2012, 08:41:34

Gender issues, like all other areas in desperate need of attention, are largely ignored in Nigeria, especially among youth. Tis bifurcation between youth issues and gender issues is an unnecessary one, of course. One would think that young girls are bubble-wrapped until they attain adulthood, that most women are not, from birth, affected by the privileges or otherwise that shield [...]

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