Gender Discrimination in Igbo Society under the Covid-19: Its Effect on the Economy of Igbo Women of the Southeast Nigeria

Abstract

This paper is targeted at analyzing how the current coronavirus affected the business of women in the south east of Nigeria. The current Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) outbreak has affected over 200 countries in the world including Nigeria. The Covid-19 pandemic has devastated the global economy which Nigeria is inclusive. It has rendered many of the world's population impoverished. This article focuses on the economic impact of Covid-19 on the Igbo women of the south east. The article also reviews the recent trends and updates on the impact of Covid-19 aimed at further understanding of the problem of coronaviruses on the economy of the south east women in particular. The article is divided into different points; each points deals with the most important aspects of the Covid-19 on how it affected Igbo women's economy in the south east of Nigeria. The first section describes the genesis of Covid-19 and methods of infection. The second sections described the economic impact of Covid-19 on Nigeria and how it affected the development of the state in the south east of Nigeria. It also focuses on the impact on the buying and selling of food stuffs. The other section reflected on the reactions of people and impact of Covid-19 on the economy of the south east women of Nigeria. The study recommends that governments should invest in health and education improvement and stimulate the economies of people to create employment that could propagate the growth and improve on the poverty alleviation and economic growth of the south east women of Nigeria.