Feminism in Pictures

Its high time the feminists start talking about the real issues like:

1. High child mortality rate in pregnant women: According to the maternal and child health survey by the UNICEF in 2013, Nigeria loses about 2,300 under five years olds and 145 women of childbearing age in a day.

2. Girl child education: Statistics show that many girls are not enrolled in school. The global figure for out of school children is estimated at 121 million, 65 million are girls, with over 80 percent of these girls living in sub-Saharan Africa including Nigeria (UNICEF, 2007). ActionAid International (AAIN) cited by KIKI (2010) reported that, not until recently, in a school of 150 students in Northern Nigeria, only 2-3 students are girls. This trend has minimally improved with the introduction of Sharia judicial law system (Islamic Law) in most states in northern Nigeria. The advent of the law necessitated the creation of separate schools for girls. Even at that, girls in this region do not have the right to choose education. OKIKI (2010) cited an example in Jega Local Government Area of Kebbi State in the northern part of Nigeria where females were not allowed to go to school until recently when the Local Government Council chairman enacted a bye law, making female education compulsory.
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Forty per cent of Nigerian children aged 6-11 do not attend any primary school with the Northern region recording the lowest school attendance rate in the country, particularly for girls. Despite a significant increase in net enrollment rates in recent years, it is estimated that about 4.7 million children of primary school age are still not in school.

3. Child Trafficking: The trafficking of children for the purpose of domestic service, prostitution and other forms of exploitative labour is a widespread phenomenon in Nigeria. Children and women are recruited with promises of well-paid jobs in urban centres within the country or abroad, realising too late that they have been lured into a debt bond. There are now a number of so-called fertility centres all over that recruit girls between the ages of 15-18 to donate their eggs which are used to help childless couples achieve conception.
According to the International Labour Organisation, about 20.9 million people have been victims of forced labour globally from 2002-2011, although the exact number of human trafficking victims remains unknown, the majority of victims affected tend to be women and children.

Those are some the real issues. Think right! Have a nice day!