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Gender Biased Cultural Practices, and it’s Implication for the Development of Eastern Nigeria.

Authors: ADELEKE Odunayo , ALAO Bukola , Ngozi Israel-ohaja, Obinna I. Ohaja

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: International Journal Of Political Science And Development

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Prominent among the causes of economic and political underdevelopment is the gender biased cultural practices which has been handed down to the 21st century inhabitants of the eastern part of Nigeria from their fore fathers. Culture no doubt is the peoples way of life, and Gender biased cultural practices are those practices which tends to discriminate against a particular gender in most cases, especially in patrilineal societies, the male gender is ascribed as superior and the female gender as inferior. The paper specifically gives a scholarly insight into the areas affected by this ugly trend, these specific developmental impediments were observed through consultation of relevant literatures and oral interviews. Thus the study adopted a qualitative method of investigation, and findings from the study reveal that women are mostly affected by the gender biased cultural practices as specific superior roles in the political and economic endeavours of the region are exclusively for the masculine gender, women on the other hand are left with no option than to accept the roles assigned to them. The implication of this bias, is a wastage of manpower and a retarded level of development. The study therefore recommends that educational institutions and government agencies should mount serious campaigns and make laws to discourage discriminatory gender roles practiced by some communities within the eastern region. Thus gender should not be a determinant for choice of economic or political aspirations, as this has an adverse effect on the level of development of the region.

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ADELEKE,O. ALAO,B. Ngozi,J.I Obinna,I.O . (2019). Gender Biased Cultural Practices, and it’s Implication for the Development of Eastern Nigeria., 7 (), 237-237.

ADELEKE,O. ALAO,B. Ngozi,J.I Obinna,I.O . "Gender Biased Cultural Practices, and it’s Implication for the Development of Eastern Nigeria." 7, no (), (2019): 237-237.

ADELEKE,O. and ALAO,B. and Ngozi,J.I and Obinna,I.O and . (2019). Gender Biased Cultural Practices, and it’s Implication for the Development of Eastern Nigeria., 7 (), pp237-237.

ADELEKEO, ALAOB, NgoziJI, ObinnaIO, . Gender Biased Cultural Practices, and it’s Implication for the Development of Eastern Nigeria.. 2019, 7 ():237-237.

ADELEKE,Odunayo , ALAO,Bukola , Ngozi,J. Israel-ohaja, and Obinna,I. Ohaja . "Gender Biased Cultural Practices, and it’s Implication for the Development of Eastern Nigeria.", 7 . (2019) : 237-237.

A.Odunayo A.Bukola N.J. Israel-ohaja & O.I. Ohaja , "Gender Biased Cultural Practices, and it’s Implication for the Development of Eastern Nigeria." vol.7, no., pp. 237-237, 2019.

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