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=Igbo Women/work life=

Rights Women have fewer legal rights than men. According to Nigeria's Penal Code, men have the right to beat their wives as long as they do not cause permanent physical injury. However, women can exercise influence in some areas. Today you find women in positions of influence in Churches, government, and even in the economy

Marriage
Wives are often seen as little more than possessions and are subject to the rule of their husbands. A successful man marries as many wives as he can support.

Work Life Following the planting of yams, plots are allocated to the women individually. Each woman plants other crops in the spaces between the yams and also on the slopes of hills.

Family Relationships
When a woman has children out of wedlock, however, they belong to her natal lineage, and not to that of the children's father. The approval of the mother is vital because the young bride is generally expected to live with her mother-in-law and to serve her for the first few months of marriage, until the new couple can set up an independent household and farmland. Today you find women in positions of influence in Churches, government, and even in the economy.



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