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Sharon Adetutu Omotoso

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Senior research fellow, University of Ibadan

Women protesting the failure of the gender equality bills on International Women’s Day in 2022. Adekunle Ajayi/NurPhoto via Getty

February 19, 2023

Gender equality in Nigeria: Three reasons why women aren’t represented in politics

Sharon Adetutu Omotoso, University of Ibadan

After 24 years of democracy, women still struggle for political relevance in Nigeria - limited by poverty, corruption and other factors.

Women in Africa are still represented by patriarchal stereotypes in the digital space. Shutterstock

August 5, 2019

New media is misrepresenting women in Africa: what feminists can do

Sharon Adetutu Omotoso, University of Ibadan

Feminists in Africa must step up to the challenge and redress the manner in which African women are portrayed in the digital age.

Balkissa Maiga, 17, wears a traditional Songhai headdress made by artisan Hally Bara in Gao, Mali. Reuters/Joe Penney

October 6, 2015

Untangling the knotty politics of African women’s hair

Sharon Adetutu Omotoso, University of Ibadan

Traditionally, African women wore their hair in different ways to signify class or marriage status. Now with globalisation, hair is becoming less traditionalised and more politicised.

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