Social and Economic Challenges, Women in International Relations, Women’s Role in Society,

THE IMPACT OF PROMINENT AFRICAN WOMEN IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: OBIAGELI KATRYN EZEKWESILI AS A CASES STUDY

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The study of the place of women in the socio-political and economic life of the society from the early period to the present has aroused a wide range of interests amongst scholars and writers in recent times. Over the last few decades, the contribution of African women to international relations and socio-economic development has been increasingly recognized in both academia and policy circles.1 This growing recognition reflects the active participation of women in various aspects of international organizational, both through formal and informal production in recent years. Women represent half the population of Africa, and although they are considered internationally as one of the main pillars of economic development, they have suffered from an unjust social heritage in addition to discriminatory practices both in terms of gender equality and in the market.2 This reflected on their social, educational and cultural situation. Although some progress has been made in an attempt to address women in Africa and their role in social and economic life, there are still social and economic challenges that prevent the African Women from being enabled
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