INTEGRATION OF GENDER IN PEACE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENDER EQUALITY, PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT

ABSTRACT

Nigeria in its quest to end many of its conflict situations and bring about some form of peace has often neglected to put to effective use more than half of its population, the women, there by wasting valuable resources. Signatory to a lot of international agreements in support of promoting gender equality in all areas including peace and formal peace processes, Nigeria has not been able to fully translate promises to practice due to already existing gender inequalities deep in its institution, structures and culture. This work aims to shed light on the importance of incorporating gender and gender equality in peace process by studying and highlighting the effect of gender inequality on women during conflict, challenges to women participating or contributing effectively to bringing positive peace and ensuring individual and collective development and also reveal the centrality of gender equality to sustainable development. This study focuses on women in two conflict prone areas - the Niger Delta and Northern part of Nigeria.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Title page​​​​        i

Certification​​​            ii

Declaration​​​​    iii      

Acknowledgement​​​iv

Abstract​​​​​ v       

Table of Content ​​          vi       

CHAPTER ONE

1.1​Introduction and Background of study ​​​​​​ 

1.2​Statement of the Research Problems ​​

1.3​Objectives of the Study 

1.4​Research Questions​​​​

1.5​Scope/Limitation of the Study​​​​​​

1.6​Significance of the Study 

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CHAPTER TWO

2.1​Introduction​​​

2.2​Conceptual Clarification​

2.3​Gender Dimensions of Conflicts on Nigerian Women

2.4​Nigerian Women and Contribution towards Peace​​​                      

2.5​Challenges to Gender Equality (Women Participation) in Peace                              

2.6​Gender Mainstreaming as a Strategy in Gender Equality and Peace                         

2.7​Nexus between Gender Equality and sustainable peace and Development

2.8​Feminist Theory​​​​​

CHAPTER THREE

3.1​Introduction​​​

3.2​Research Design​

3.3​Population of the Study​​​​​​

3.4​Sample and Techniques 

3.5​Instrumentation​​​

3.6​Method of Data Collection​​​

3.7​Data Analysis Techniques​      

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 CHAPTER FOUR

4.1​Introduction​​​                                                                                     

4.2​Data Analysis​​​​​​​                                ​

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 

5.1​Introduction 

5.2​Summary​​​​
5.3​Conclusion​​​

5.4​Recommendations. ​References​​                                                                                        

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