Domestic Violence and Challenges of Mitigating Women’s Abuse in Nigeria: Implications for Women Education

Abstract

Women’s abuse as an aspect of domestic violence is a threat to the life, value, and dignity of womanhood. Its persistence in contemporary Nigerian society especially in the COVID-19 era is an anomalous situation that stifles national development as well as the attainment of sustainable development goals as it concerns gender and education. In addressing the situation, the paper x-rayed domestic violence, women’s abuse, a brief historical situation of women’s abuse, forms of women’s abuse, and challenges of mitigating women’s abuse that revolves around customs and traditions, individual perceptions, legal and economic considerations. The paper further highlighted solutions to women's abuse and its educational implications. Based on the discussions, it was concluded that ending women/girls’ abuse as domestic violence should be given priority by everybody as it fosters individual development, achievement of sustainable development goals, and contribute meaningfully to national development.