Gender and migration trends in Nigeria: Assessing the effectiveness of policy response

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2025
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Abstract
This paper critically examined gender and migration with focus on policies of the Federal Government of Nigeria in addressing gender-migration concerns. The paper applied Feminist Migration Theory to critically explore the role of gender in shaping migration patterns. This theory highlights how patriarchal norms, economic disparity and insecurity in both origin and host countries fundamentally influence migration experiences. Content analysis was used as methodological approach which consisted of a thorough review of existing literature and technical reports. Findings from the analysis revealed that internal migration was mostly done by women due to patriarchal nature of core traditional society. Men dominated external migration and this was due to the need to seek financial freedom which has brought bout psychological pressure. The migration journey itself exposes individuals to gender-specific threats ranging from trafficking and sexual exploitation for women to forced labour and physical abuse for men. Migration’s effect on household roles and expectations is similarly contradictory, often combining opportunities for empowerment with enduring social pressures and the emotional strains of transnational caregiving. Migration policies in Nigeria have strengthened international partnerships, coordinated governance and social inclusion. Unemployment, gender-based violence and abuse, inadequate gender-based budget and scarcity of sex-disaggregated date constituted major challenges affecting gender and migration policies in Nigeria. The study recommended a synergy between government and private industries, strategies to prevent gender-based abuse and exploitation, efficient national data bank for migrants for effective gender and migration policies in Nigeria.
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Authors Chimaobi Kingsley Okoye
Journal Aminu Kano Academic Scholars Association Multidisciplinary Journal
Year 2025
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