Setting an agenda for women entrepreneurship in Nigeria: A commentary on Faseke's journey through time for The Nigerian Woman

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to bring the Nigerian woman from the margins of international obscurity by acknowledging the contributions of reputable academics from an emerging market context on a subject that has pervaded the global podium in recent years – i.e. women in management.

Design/methodology/approach

The paper's approach is strictly qualitative in nature – a narrative analysis of a single book on women written by “a woman of status” – Dr (Mrs) Faseke, a graduate of the University of Ibadan and one time Head of the Department of History at the Lagos State University (Nigeria).

Findings

This paper acknowledges the “silent voices” of African women, drawing upon a publication that was encountered purely by chance – Modupe Faseke's The Nigerian Woman published by Agape Publications (Ibadan, Nigeria) in 2001.

Research limitations/implications

Although this paper reads very much like an extended book review, it does offer some critical theoretical and practical insight coming from a book published by a local and largely obscure publishing house – Agape Publishers based in the remote city of Ibadan in Southwestern Nigeria.

Originality/value

It is envisaged that after reading this paper, scholars of gender‐themed studies may begin probing a bit deeper into the roots of the Nigerian woman and especially in situations where their voices have been muffled.

Citation

Madichie, N.O. (2011), "Setting an agenda for women entrepreneurship in Nigeria: A commentary on Faseke's journey through time for The Nigerian Woman", Gender in Management, Vol. 26 No. 3, pp. 212-219. https://doi.org/10.1108/17542411111130972