Womens Economic Rights> NOGI IMOUKHUEDE'S REPLY TO LILIAN EKEANYANWU

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Dear participants,
I agree with most of Lilian's comments she is my 
learned friend and fellow women's rights activist.  I 
however do not agree with her assertion that the gender 
gap that exist  is as a result of  men's pysiological 
advantages.  That is the main reason or excuse men have 
always aduced for marginalizing women.  It has resulted 
in the age long gender stereotyping of women as the 
weaker sex and justifies gender inequity and 
inequality. I agree that women's domestic work is 
largely unrecognised and unappreciated and should be 
monitised.  However, even if women's contributions in 
the domestic sector is monitised, I do not believe 
that, that is the main  contribution of women to nation 
building.  
 I agree with Amauche's assertion that education is the 
key to women's empowerment.  In Nigeria the 
socialization process has relegated the girl - child to 
a position of inferiority from cradle to the grave, 
from the home to the school.  Even in the school system 
girls are brainwashed to go into certain  careers  
because they are supposedly  more suitable for women.  
At home girls are consigned to certain chores and where 
the resources in the home are limited preference is 
invaribaly given to the boy.  As a result girls suffer 
early child marriages and high school drop out rate.
NOGI IMOUKHUEDE