Feminism theory advocates equal treatment of both men and women (Love, 2016; Prügl,
2015). In Nigerians, women should be given an equal opportunity to school just like men are. In
other words, Nigeria’s government should find a way to eliminate cultural practices and beliefs
that men are superior to women and that education is unnecessary to women (Stevenson,
Everingham, and Robinson, 2011; Atkinson and Standing, 2019). Similarly, there is a need to
eliminate women’s discrimination (Walsh, 2016; Bhattacharya and Stockdale, 2016). The reason
is that women empowerment through education could help eradicate poverty in the country, reduce the level of mortality associated with health, and contribute to the country’s economic
development (Thurston and Matthews, 2019; Khatiwada et al., 2020). Sexual objectification is
another major proponent of the feminism theory (Poon and Jiang, 2020). Sexual objectification
means viewing and treating women solely as objects of sexual desires (Moradi et al., 2019).
According to the feminism theory, women are treated not as human beings but as commodities
and objects.
In conclusion, GHP is an area in public health focused on transforming the evidence and
political will into public interventions. The global health issue prevalent in Nigeria is female
education. The reason is that more males in the country are offered opportunities to a school than
females as influenced by religious and cultural practices. Women’s education should be
prioritized because it enhances economic development, reduces the mortality rate, prevents early
pregnancies and adolescent marriages. Additionally, women make up more than half of Nigeria’s
population, and through empowerment, they can help the country move forward. The theoretical
framework that best describes the situation in Nigeria is the theory of feminism. The theory
stems from the belief that women are not in any way inferior to men, and neither should they
only be valued based on their relationships with men, systems, disciplines, and world structures.
The theory of feminism focuses on gender inequality and features themes such as discrimination,
oppression, stereotyping, and sexual objectification. APA