AWDF Grants Awarded Nigeria

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The myth and reality of women in politics: A discourse of the core issues

This paper examines the myth and reality of Women in politics and the attendant core issues. In the process, the historical dimension and/or, backdrop of Women’s political actions and inactions w…

Making the Case for Women in Nigeria: A Synopsis of Women's Representation in…

In Nigeria, access to political, economic and social leadership positions is difficult because the society thinks leadership belongs to men. Women's representation in elective and appointi…

Book Chapter: Women’s Civic-Political Participation Towards an Equitable an…

This book attempts to show that the teaching-learning process in higher education, and religion, taught and learned through non-formal and informal education (or the hidden curriculum), and other s…

Gender Analysis of Labour Market Outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Evide…

This paper uses micro data from recent labour force surveys collected in Cameroon and Mali to explore gender differentials in labour market outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of this c…

Women’s Participation In Local Governance In Ghana The Case of the Nadowli …

The issue of women’s participation in all spheres of life has become a major developmental concern world-wide. Many debates on the above issue have highlighted women’s marginalization in all as…

Grants Awarded Nigeria 2001 - 2010

AWDF awards grants to African women's organizations working in the following thematic areas: Women's Human Rights Economic Empowerment Political Participation Peace-Building Healt…

Participation of rural Zimbabwean female students in mathematics: The influen…

The study was premised on the influence of perceptions on the participa- tion of Ordinary Level rural African Zimbabwean female students in mathematics. Qualitative research design grounded in …

Gender Revolution Prospects in Nigeria: Implications for Marriage Timing and …

We hypothesise that the prospects of gender revolution (GR) is rising in Nigeria and may be swaying marriage timing and fertility. The 1990 and 2013 NDHS data and 45 in-depth interviews were anal…

Revisiting the Understanding of “Transactional Sex” in Sub-Saharan Africa…

In sub-Saharan Africa, young women ages 15e24 have more than twice the risk of acquiring HIV as their male counterparts. A growing body of epidemiological evidence suggests that the practice of “…