NJIKO: A Multi-Disciplinary Journal of Humanities, Law, Education and Social Sciences

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Most cultures marginalize women believing that they should be seen and not be heard. The freedom of women is the greatest revolution, not just of our own day, but of all time, since it breaks the fetters which are as old as the world (Louise Dittmar, 1884). Any oppressed class or group which tries to change its position within the social hierarchy has a chance to succeed only if its demands are radical and universal. It must not only criticize the actual pattern of dominance, it must go to the roots of all dominance of man over man and put up universal claims of freedom and equality, valid for everybody. The Plight for women emancipation in Nigeria could be traced to the Aba women riot of 1929 which exposed the women to their true positions as pilots, journalists, lawyers, doctors etc. It is time for people to understand that women should be given a voice. This paper will x-ray ill-treatments culture has on women and look for the way forward

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