ANDROCENTRISM AND MISOGYNY: DEBUNKING MYTHS REGARDING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE BIAFRAN WAR ECONOMY, 1967-1970 Cover Image

ANDROCENTRISM AND MISOGYNY: DEBUNKING MYTHS REGARDING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE BIAFRAN WAR ECONOMY, 1967-1970
ANDROCENTRISM AND MISOGYNY: DEBUNKING MYTHS REGARDING THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE BIAFRAN WAR ECONOMY, 1967-1970

Author(s): Victor Ukaogo, Uche Uwaezuoke Okonkwo, Ogechi Cecilia Ukaogo
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Economic history, Military history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: Androcentrism; Gender; Misogyny; Ahia Attackie; Yakambaya; Marginalization;

Summary/Abstract: This study examines women’s role in Nigeria’s fratricidal war that ended in 1970 by debunking several myths on the subject matter. With the war’s end, scholars have been unable to put in proper perspective the role of women in that conflict; instead, the generality of people prefer to live in denial by consigning the role of women to obscurity and oblivion. Male-dominated narratives of bravery and invincibility depict a shut-down mentality against the womenfolk whose wartime activities count for nothing. This seeming social exclusion and marginalization of femininity are very pronounced. Historical and oral evidence abound but remains mostly unacknowledged on successful women traders in times of conflict. Several women gave a good account of themselves during the war it would have been a measure of fairness in the civil war narratives if a few of these women had received the slightest mention. The above is a glaring lacuna and thus a significant challenge and concern for this study. The study used mainly oral sources interlaced with secondary materials and based on historical narrative style in giving relevance to women’s role in the war. It however came with the consequences of a moral dilemma.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 128-154
  • Page Count: 27
  • Language: English