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This is the conclusion of the paper: Domestic, Regional, and International Protection of NigerianWomen against Discrimination: Constraints and Possibilities. African Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3, Fall 2002. Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome The Introduction to the paper began thus: Discrimination against women is defined by Article 1 of the United Nations Convention onthe Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women of 1979 (heretofore referred to as the1979 Convention or CEDAW) as "any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis ofsex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment orexercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men andwomen, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural,civil or any other field." By May 2001, 168 countries had ratified CEDAW. Forty-six of them areAfrican. Nigeria signed the convention on 23 April 1

This is part 3 of the paper: Domestic, Regional, and International Protection of NigerianWomen against Discrimination: Constraints and Possibilities. African Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3, Fall 2002. Mojúbàolú Olúfúnké Okome There are two sections here titled: "Discrimination Against Nigerian Women: A Contemporary Overview," and "Discrimination Against Women--International, Regional and Domestic Protections ." Look out for part 4, which concludes the paper. The previous section read was the Introduction, which began thus: Discrimination against women is defined by Article 1 of the United Nations Convention onthe Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women of 1979 (heretofore referred to as the1979 Convention or CEDAW) as "any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis ofsex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment orexercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basi

This is part 2 of my paper: Domestic, Regional, and International Protection of NigerianWomen against Discrimination: Constraints and Possibilities. African Studies Quarterly, Volume 6, Issue 3, Fall 2002. The section is titled: "Structures of Inequality: Their creation and impact on the role of women in Contemporary Nigerian Society." Look out for part 3... The full paper is available at: https://shorturl.at/nqKX3