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Title:The Unaccounted Contribution of Nigerian Women to the National Economy
Author:Malami, Hussaini UsmanISNI
Year:1996
Periodical:Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs
Volume:16
Issue:2
Period:July
Pages:279-286
Language:English
Geographic terms:Nigeria
Northern Nigeria
Subjects:women's employment
women's work
Women's Issues
Economics and Trade
Labor and Employment
economics
Sex Roles
Status of Women
External link:https://doi.org/10.1080/13602009608716344
Abstract:This paper examines the economic activities of women in the Sokoto Caliphate - a 19th-century State in northern Nigeria - and highlights their contributions to the various sectors of the Nigerian economy. Attention is paid to women's activities on the home front, on farms and fields, in cattle rearing, in food and catering, soap and cream manufacturing, cigarette making, hairdressing, the manufacturing of mats, covers and local fans, the pottery industry, spinning and weaving, leather works, grain selling, sieve making, and as commissioned agents in trade. Undoubtedly these women made a significant contribution to the country's economy. In addition to the traditional services of child care and homemaking, they participated fully in all aspects of the agricultural sector, manufacturing and service industries. However, these economic activities were not included in Nigeria's national income accounting. Notes, ref.
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