Religion, women's movements and legal reform in Nigeria. Policy Brief 15.

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 January 2011
Country:
Nigeria
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Social Change

Abstract

The research outlined in this Brief examined how religion influenced women's campaigns for their rights in Nigeria. The study selected two campaigns for legal reform, one of which ended in failure and one in success, to examine how each engaged with religion and whether this influenced the outcome.

Citation

Policy Brief No. 15, Religions and Development Research Programme, University of Birmingham, UK, 2 pp.

Religion, women’s movements and legal reform in Nigeria. Policy Brief 15.

Published 1 January 2011
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