Browsing by Author "Akangbe, Tomisin Adedunmola"
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Item Entrepreneurship as a strategy for empowering female survivors of intimate partner violence in Lagos State, Nigeria(Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife, 2022) Fawole, Olufemi Adeniyi; Balogun, Obasanjo Solomon; Akangbe, Tomisin AdedunmolaEntrepreneurship has become accepted as an imperative means to improve livelihood, boost job creation and ensure economic independence. Economic dependence on their abusers is one of the reasons battered women may not quit abusive relationships, hence the need to have a steady means of sustenance both for themselves and their children. In-depth interview from ten female survivors of Intimate partner violence, were analysed using the content analysis procedure, which was further predicated on the 1988 Gondolf and Fisher Survivor theory. The study revealed that female survivors of IPV were able to cater to their needs through the financial aids received from the State Government and also through their participation in the skill training and acquisition programmes put in place by the State. Entrepreneurship, when embraced can be the solution to this over-reliance of women on their abusive partners. This paper looks at the role entrepreneurship can play in empowering women especially those who suffer economic abuse in intimate relationships.Item Influence of Intimate Partner Violence Experience in family of Origin on Family of Destination in Sokoto State, Nigeria(Madonna University, Okija, Nigeria, 2016-08) Fawole, Olufemi Adeniyi; Akangbe, Tomisin Adedunmola; Durowaiye, BabatundeThis study investigates influence of intimate partner violence in the family of origin on the family of destination with particular reference to Sokoto State, Nigeria. Questionnaires were administered to 255 married women selected from the North Local Government were selected out of which 175 claimed they had experienced intimate partner violence. The study also interviewed 7 married men who had witnessed some form of intimate partner violence in their home of origin. Data was analyzed using regression analysis in SPSS. This study found that incidence of domestic violence affect marital stability in the study area (p < 0.05), and individual type of marriage will contribute to incidence of domestic violence (p < 0.05). However, the study found no connection between individual level of education and participation in domestic violence (p > 0.05) in Sokoto North local government area. Therefore, this study proffers solutions towards eradication of domestic violence as a way of promoting women development, marital stability and reducing gender disparity in the Nigeria society. It was recommended that cultural assumptions that women should be physically abused, perception of women as weaker and needing to be controlled, as well as proper socialization of the children, especially the male child should be increased, thereby reducing the vulnerability of women to intimate partner violence.