Gender

  • Assorted Nigerian naira banknotes and coins spread out on a dark surface.
    Hauwa Saleh Abubakar, Shade Mary-Ann Olaoye

    The Subtlety Of Gender Pay Gaps In Nigeria

    The concept of a gender pay gap in Nigeria often surfaces in feminist conversations. While many government organisations base pay on experience and qualification, what happens in workplaces that use different metrics? This month, commemorating International Gender Pay Gap Day, a HumAngle survey suggests that the gender pay gap may not be as alien to […]

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  • Illustration: Akila Jibrin/HumAngle Media.
    Shamsiyya Ibrahim Barde

    A Woman Is Repeatedly Raped And Married Off By Her Father

    Sadiya’s father has a habit of marrying her off whenever he senses she is pregnant; like most parents in Nigeria, this move is usually orchestrated to “protect the honour” of the woman and her family but that is not exactly the case with Sadiya. Her father marries her off because he is responsible for the […]

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  • Inadequate Education Opportunities Widen Gender Gap In Nigeria
    Kunle Adebajo

    Inadequate Education Opportunities Widen Gender Gap In Nigeria

    Recent statistics from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that education as a key indicator contributing to poverty that heavily impacts women and girls. The NBS released ‘The 2019 Poverty and Inequality In Nigeria Report’ and the education survey revealed that 34.72 per cent of women in Nigeria had not received formal education. […]

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