Abstract: This study investigates the invisibility of housewives contributions to families as a way of understanding the roles of women in household upkeep in Delta State, Nigeria using a gender analysis approach. The specific objectives of the study were to find out if women contribute to the household in Delta State, the nature of their contributions, whether the contributions of housewives are recognised and appreciated and reasons for lack of recognition and to know the perception of housewives about the invisibility of their contributions to the family. A combination of quantitative and qualitative methods such as questionnaires, in-depth interviews and focus groups discussions were used in a survey design. The result from the study revealed that women contribute greatly to household upkeep even though their contributions most times are unrecognised and invisible leading to bad feeling on the part of housewives which dampened their spirit of productivity in their homes. The paper concluded men should see women as partners and that the works of housewives been recognised to minimise issue of gender inequality and bring about a fair society where both wives as well as their husbands will be happy; in order to bring about a balance development devoid of injustice and gender inequality.
Keywords: Delta State, household, housewives contributions, Invisibility, Nigeria.
Title: The Invisibility of Housewives Contributions to Families: Understanding the Role of Women in Household Upkeep in Delta State, Nigeria
Author: Johnson Egbemudia Dudu, Gideon E.D. Omuta, Iroroturi Otto
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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