The Role Of Women In The Socio- Economic Development Of Nigeria As In The Joys Of Motherhood By Buchi Emecheta

CHAPTER ONE               GENERAL INTRODUCTION 1.0       BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Traditionally the experience of marriage and motherhood dominates the life and identity of women in Africa.Women were left behind to mind the home and children.Traditionally it is believed that the life of a woman is distinct,pure and counted to be unstained.She could be classified as peaceful,without and within as an entity.She was economically dependent,as she only fulfills her role as a wife, a mother and a builder of home.  It is believed that an African woman should be involved in domestic duties like farmin…