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Gender Violence as Predictor of Female Success in the Society
(MOCPED International Journal of Education Studies, 2013) Oshodi, O.O.; Oyetade, E.M.; Ademiju, P.U.; Ayodele, O.T.; Adesegun, O.A.
Gender-based violence is a psycho-social issue deep rooted in the world: developed, developing or third-world countries. It is a worldwide malaise, eating deep into the fabric of society. Unfortunately^ women bear the brunt of a lot of violence in our society and silently cover them up so as to avoid stigmatization or protect their families. This study investigated the extent of female subjection to physical, sexual, educational and psychological violence in Lagos. The study adopted ex-post facto descriptive research design using a sample of 280 respondents and a self-designed instrument with reliability coefficient of 0.67 using Cronbach alpha. Data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of simple frequency counts, as well as regression analysis. Findings revealed that females are subjected to violence and that the variables in the study had combined effect on respondents' perception of violence against female gender. It is therefore recommended among others that Government should embark on campaign against acts of violence against -women.