Women, religion and guilt in Hausa home video: an assessment

From: Film International | Date: August 1, 2007| Author: Mohammad, Aminu Fagge | Copyright information

Keywords: Hausa society, Kano State, Islam, gender roles, family life, feminism, womanism, magic, witchcraft, religion, Kannywood

Introduction

WOMEN APPEAR to hold lower status and salary levels than men, and are poorly represented in decision-making and the formal workforce all the over the world (Ashford 1995: 17). According to Bilkisu Yusuf, Hausa women remain underrepresented, poorly educated and victims of superstition. They are often oppressed and subjects of discriminatio...

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