Reproductive Bargaining by Married Nigerian Women: Do Extra Household Environmental Parameters Matter?

Abstract

This research aimed to examine the influence of extra household environmental parameters (extra household assets) on women's reproductive bargaining with their spouses. Results suggest that having wealthy parents, salaried job or self-employment would not significantly help married women in negotiating reproductive issues with their husbands. In spite of having wealthy parents, salaried employment or self-employment, women would prefer, remaining in their marriage to divorce if the husbands impose unfavourable decisions on them. The choice of remaining in marriage seems to be mediated by social norms.