MASCULINITY AND FEMININITY AS A FACTOR IN GENDER INEQUALITY AND THE IMPACT ON PEACE BUILDING STRATEGIES WITHIN THE NIGERIA POLICE ACADEMY, WUDIL, KANO STATE, NIGERIA

Authors: Dr Usman Ahmed & Oparaji Benjamin Chetachukwu

ABSTRACT

It has become necessary that attention should be paid to gender mainstreaming in both governmental and non-government organization or agencies; that is the focus of this study of “masculinity and femininity as a factor to gender inequality and the impact on peace-building strategies within the Nigeria Police Academy Wudil, Kano state, Nigeria”. It employed Mixed-method and Cross-Sectional research design, as well as simple random sampling technique for data collection with sample size of 369 as determined by Tauro Yamane (1967) sample size formula. Data was sourced from primary sources through questionnaire administration, in-depth interview of 10 respondents (5 male and 5 female police officers) and Focused Group Discussion, all drawn from the sample size. Important findings were made that gender inequality exist in the NPA Wudil, Kano because of the very low number of female police officers; that there is no female officer posted in principal position in the Academy, that  the societal view of police career as a masculine job and not feminine is the major cause of slow increase in the number of female police officers in NPF and NPA leading to gender inequality, recommendations were made on how to achieve gender mainstreaming in NPA in particular and NPF in general.

Keywords: Masculinity and Femininity, Gender Inequality, Peace-building strategies

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