Movimiento de Mujeres de Nigeria: el desafío del Patriarcado Estatal
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https://doi.org/10.36881/ma.v3i2.1010Palabras clave:
Movimiento de Mujeres de Nigeria (WMN), Patriarcado estatal, igualdad de g´énero, activismo de mujerescolonialismo, participación política, feminismo, empoderamiento, África postcolonial, lucha políticaResumen
Este artículo examina el papel del poder estatal en la limitación del Movimiento de Mujeres Nigerianas (MMN) durante la década de 1950, centrándose en los desafíos que enfrentaron las activistas en su búsqueda del empoderamiento y la igualdad de género. El estudio explora el contexto histórico de la marginación de las mujeres en Nigeria, marcado por las prácticas culturales y el colonialismo británico, que restringieron su rol en la sociedad y la política. A pesar de estas barreras, el MMN emergió como una fuerza significativa en la defensa de los derechos de las mujeres, con el objetivo de desafiar las normas sociales y asegurar su participación política. Utilizando una metodología de investigación histórica cualitativa, el estudio emplea el análisis temático y cronológico de materiales de archivo, datos documentales y la contextualización histórica para explorar los objetivos, las estrategias y la interacción del MMN con el patriarcado estatal. Los hallazgos revelan que, si bien el MMN logró avances importantes en la movilización de las mujeres y la defensa de la igualdad de género, sus esfuerzos se vieron obstaculizados por el control estatal y el dominio de los partidos políticos, en particular del Grupo de Acción (GA). La dependencia del movimiento del apoyo gubernamental y la afiliación política finalmente condujo a su declive, lo que demuestra los desafíos que enfrentan las organizaciones de mujeres para mantener su independencia dentro de un sistema político patriarcal. Esta investigación ofrece perspectivas cruciales sobre la intersección del género, el poder y el control estatal en el África poscolonial y enfatiza la importancia de la autonomía organizativa y el apoyo sostenible e independiente al activismo de las mujeres.
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