Neoliberal feminism in Africa

Akinbobola, Yemisi (2019) Neoliberal feminism in Africa. Soundings, 71 (71). pp. 50-61. ISSN 10.3898/SOUN.71.04.2019

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Abstract

In this article, I offer a critical reflection on neoliberal feminism in Africa, with a particular focus on Nigeria. I argue that neoliberal feminism is more likely to be embraced in Africa, and in Nigeria in particular, than some of the other kinds of feminism that are circulating there. This is because the high levels of poverty and unemployment in Nigeria, and the general lack of opportunities for access to financial empowerment, have fostered an individualised entrepreneurial mindset that is in some ways more in line with this kind feminism, problematic though that may be. I also reflect on the work of my organisation, African Women in Media, which seeks to mobilise women in media industries.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number:	10.3898/SOUN.71.04.2019
Dates:	Date Event 1 April 2019 Published 12 March 2019 Accepted
Subjects:	CAH15 - social sciences > CAH15-01 - sociology, social policy and anthropology > CAH15-01-01 - social sciences (non-specific) CAH24 - media, journalism and communications > CAH24-01 - media, journalism and communications > CAH24-01-05 - media studies CAH19 - language and area studies > CAH19-04 - languages and area studies > CAH19-04-07 - African and modern Middle Eastern studies
Divisions:	Faculty of Arts, Design and Media > College of English and Media
Depositing User:	Yemisi Akinbobola
Date Deposited:	09 Nov 2019 09:55
Last Modified:	03 Mar 2022 15:59
URI:	https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8369

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