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Feminal Rights, Empowerment And Protection, Ugochukwu Mercy Prince-Hoh
Feminal Rights, Empowerment And Protection, Ugochukwu Mercy Prince-Hoh
Young African Leaders Journal of Development
The rights of the girl child, her empowerment and protection have always been a major deliberation in the world - especially in Africa. The African cultures and traditions have greatly affected feminism; the woman's rights and her protection. Women and girl children residing in some northern parts of Africa are more affected because they have little or no protection at all. They also don't have access to education - whether quality or otherwise. There is the socioeconomic need to continually uphold the rights of the girl child and the average woman in Africa. My paper, above all, tries to emphasize …