Nigeria: Rape and Nigeria's Pop Culture

opinion

If we must address the problem of rape in Nigeria, we must adopt a holistic approach which should include paying attention to the way and manner women are portrayed in the media through pop culture. We must continue to educate the male folk to respect women and their bodies, strengthen our institutions to protect them and also ensure they get justice whenever they are violated or molested.

One of the most interesting courses in my undergraduate studies was 'Women in Society'. I took this course twice in the same department. The first time was during my diploma programme in Social Work for Development, and the second was during my undergraduate studies in Sociology. In this course, students are exposed to gender issues and concepts, such as gender mainstreaming, gender sensitivity, gender awareness etc.

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