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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of women in gender equality in SouthSouth Nigeria. To achieve this purpose, four research questions were raised and one hypothesis was formulated. The descriptive survey design was used in this study. A convenience sampling technique was employed to select 100 participants across that states in the South-South, Nigeria for the study. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire developed by the researchers. The data were analyzed using mean statistics to answer the research questions, while chi-square statistics was used to test one null hypothesis at .05 alpha levels. The findings revealed that women contribute significantly in gender equality in educational sector, economic sector and social sector. However, the findings also revealed that women did not contribute significant in political sector. This may be as a result of societal variables. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended among others that women should mobilize themselves actively in liberation of women from the shackles of full time house wife, laziness and mediocrity.