Violent Against Women and Girls and the Quest for Sustainable Development in Nigeria: A Study of Cross-River State

Abstract

The novel development thinking highlights the linkages between environmental quandary and violent against women and girls and its threats to sustainable development. Women and girls globally experienced gender based social injustices that prevent a full exploration of their potentials in their pursuit of daily needs. It is argued that such gender violent has serious implication for sustainable development, social security and peace in any nation since they are closely related to multifarious negative social circumstances. This study investigates the impact of violent against women and girls on the hunt for sustainable development in Nigeria. Specifically, it attempts to ascertain whether there is a correlation between violent against women and girls and the prevalent problems of sustainable development in Cross-River State. It also examine whether the recurrent violent against women and girls is implicated in the low girl child enrolment into secondary and tertiary institutions in the State Nigeria. Using the Relative Deprivation Theory as its framework of analysis, with the modified student’s t test, percentage, Pearson Product Moment Correlation and chi-square test statistical tool. This study argues that there is a positive correlation between violent against women and girls and the prevalent problems of sustainable development in Cross-River State. It is of the view that the recurrent violent against women and girls is implicated in the low girl child enrolment into secondary and tertiary institutions in State. This study suggests that an actions plan should be embarked upon to promote women empowerment and autonomy.