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Articles in Special Issue 2023 Gender Studies, Conference Edition - 13 articles

Actionable points in SDG 5 for eradicating gender based violence By year 2030 in Nigeria: Way forward

The major challenge facing gender parity and discrimination in developing countries such as Nigeria is acts of various forms of abuse against females. Hence, workable strategies to eradicate genderbased violence (GBV) become imperative and essential towards an effort to achieve gender equality...

Authors: Ogunlade Ibiyinka

Gender, Violence, SDG5, Legal frameworks, Equality, Nigeria
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A Postmodernist Approach to Women, Development Theory and Practice

Postmodernism arose as a theoretical movement to challenge modernity's presumptions and concepts as well as the idea of being universally correct. Postmodernism posits that the significant modifications made to modernism's institutions and lifestyles mean that contemporary society is not the s...

Authors: Akinmolayan, Akintunde Temitope

Modernism, Postmodernism, Postmodern Feminism, Women, Development, Gender Inequality
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Breaking the Culture of Violence against Civilians – A Case Study of Nigeria

Violence is seen as an intricate part of the Nigerian socio-political landscape, and often occurs in many ways including violent events targeting civilians which form the base for this study. Though the phenomenon of violence against civilians has found its way into many academic and developmen...

Authors: Okonkwo Nkiruka Stella

Violence against Civilians; Sexual Violence; Attack; Abduction; Gender; Early Warning System
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Challenges and prospects of I.D.P management in Nigeria

This paper examines the challenges and prospects of the management of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) within the Nigerian context. This work has special interest in ascertaining the remote and the immediate causes of why we have Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) with peculiar interest in...

Authors: Okereke Gabriel

IDPs, IDPs Challenges, Management of IDPs, IDPs in Nigeria, Leadership failure, Corruption.
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Driving Towards a Reduction of Domestic Violence in Numan Community, Adamawa State

Abuse intended to control or cause harm to a partner is known as domestic violence. One of the main reasons for gender-based violence is the misuse of authority. Domestic abuse can take many different forms, such as financial, emotional, sexual, or physical. While victims can be of any age or g...

Authors: Falda Wesley

reduction, survivors, family, gender-based violence, abuse, and domestic violence.
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Effect of Workforce Diversity on Employee Performance in Integrated Hitech Service Provider (Ihs) Tower, Abuja

Diversity is a global phenomenon which aligns with the United Nations Sustaianble Development Agenda 2030, and is also very essential in ensureing the efficient and effective management of the workplace environment. However, diversity has not been fully embraced by most organizations in Nigeria...

Authors: Atotileto, Victor Tunde

Diversity; Workforce Diversity; Employee Performance; Gender Diversity; Personnel Diversity; Productivity
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Gender Inequality Implications in Disaster Management: A Literature Review

Individuals of various genders and age groups, as well as differing socio-economic backgrounds, possess unique susceptibilities that influence their encounters with disasters and their subsequent capacity for recovery. Disasters, whether natural or humaninduced, have a disproportionate impact o...

Authors: Yakubu, Simnom Nissi

Gender, Disaster Management, Gender Inequality, Disasters, Inclusion.
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Gender issues in the Nigerian Armed Forces: A Literature Review

In many societies, state security institutions have been created with the responsibility of defending a nation’s interest from both foreign aggressors and internal strife, and this responsibility has been placed in the hands of those who identify as masculine based on physiological, biological...

Authors: Yakubu, Funom Rapha

Armed Forces, Gender Equality, Security, Gender Mainstreaming, Development, Inclusion
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Humanitarianism and the Global Calls for Volunteerism in the Decade of Action - A Scoping Assessment

The year 2020 sparked off a decade of value driven and high impact action to deliver the Agenda 2030. However, with less than seven years to go, the efforts being made to advance sustainable solutions to end poverty, reduce inequality, bridge gender gaps, rescue the planet, close the finance ga...

Authors: Ilesanmi, Oluwatoyin Olatundun

Volunteering; Volunteerism; Humanitarianism; development & Decade of Action
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Insecurity and Kidnapping in Southwest Nigeria: Humanitarian Concerns in the 21st Century.

This research examines insecurity and kidnapping in Southwest Nigeria and humanitarian concerns in the 21st century. Southwest used to be among Nigeria’s peaceful region but in recent times it has not been spared from insecurity and kidnapping. Insecurity is a daily menace to human survival in...

Authors: Alo, Folake Sekinot

Insecurity, Southwest, Ransom, Humanitarian Concerns, Nigeria
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Neurodivergent in Our Society, Nigeria

Neurodivergent is a social classification comparatively as in gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, sexual orientation, or disability. This happens when a difference in performance or cognition of the brain occurs, used to describe the uniqueness in people’s brain, which can be in terms of so...

Authors: Alabi Oyefunke

Neurodivergent, Mental Health, Autistic Spectrum, Neurotypical, Society, Nigeria
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Staff Welfare and Employees Performance in Zenith Bank Branches, Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

Staff welfare packages enhance staff and organizational productivity. Staff welfare can be in tangible and intangible forms including medical insurance, accommodation, and transportation, among others. Despite the benefits of staff welfare over the year, some organizations are yet to adopt and...

Authors: Atotileto, Victor Tunde

Staff Welfare; Monetary Welfare Benefits; Non-Monetary Welfare Benefits; Employees Performance; Social Exchange Theory; Zenith Bank
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