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93% Of Ondo [yoruba] Women Contribute To Their Household [fact] by Nobody: 7:53pm On Nov 09, 2010 |
Girls’ education is apparently highly valued among the Yoruba: the gender gap in school enrolment is lowest in Ondo. When husbands do not agree with a wife’s school choice for a child, the mother will decide on the school and pay the school fee, in addition to the daily expenditures for schooling, as Gammage found for the Yoruba but not for the other ethnic groups. Interestingly, a much higher share of women in Ondo contributed to household expenditures compared to the other states. The rate of urban women contributing to the household budget was highest for the Yoruba (93%), compared to the other groups (76% and 67% respectively). However, the study also revealed that Yoruba women have the lowest decision making power – based on education, income and fertility control – in the household compared to the other ethnic groups. Yoruba women’s decision-making power index, running from 0 to 1, was 0.73, compared to 0.83 for Ibo and 0.89 for Hausa and Fulani women. So, a contradictory picture emerges for Yoruba women in Gammage’s survey: they are better educated and contribute more often to household expenditures compared to other ethnic groups, but at the same time their decision making power in the household is lower. Our case study hopes to provide some insights into this paradox. |
Re: 93% Of Ondo [yoruba] Women Contribute To Their Household [fact] by Nobody: 7:55pm On Nov 09, 2010 |
This survey was done in 2007, so Yoruba women do have higher decision making in their marriage nowadays Most of the Nigerian women I know make their household decisions, with husband's support |
Re: 93% Of Ondo [yoruba] Women Contribute To Their Household [fact] by ChikiChik(f): 10:34am On Nov 10, 2010 |
Edi soro ya one O bu onye nzuau |
Re: 93% Of Ondo [yoruba] Women Contribute To Their Household [fact] by Nobody: 10:37am On Nov 10, 2010 |
Chiki Chik:LOL. Fear is the beginning of wisdom. |
Re: 93% Of Ondo [yoruba] Women Contribute To Their Household [fact] by oludashmi(f): 10:49am On Nov 10, 2010 |
Chiki Chik:Ileke has answered you |
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