book chapter · Advances in religious and cultural studies (ARCS) book series
Legal dissolutions of traditional rights phenomenon and the constitutional elevations of gender neutrality have stirred deep argument within contemporary societies. The cultural Igbo society takes the lead to insist that rights systems are inherent because nature assigned certain rights to each gender of which men have superior rights while rights accruable to women are limited, and inferior. This delineates systematically patriarchal rights which are thereof eternally proactive, culturally endorsed, ontologically certified, religiously approved, and politically acceptable. Recent events show that a manifestation of male dominance over women is the gross restriction of women's legitimate right to power and possession. It is on this premise that the study argues that though there are cultural evidence of gender roles and biological differences do not mean that a particular gender is superior, more powerful, or should enjoy higher rights than the other. The study tends to promote gender neutrality which is subjected to criticisms for further research.
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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8093-9.ch018
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