Abstract

This paper outlines and examines the gendered nature of globalization and its impacts on women. Does globalization aggravate inequality between women and men in Africa and lead to disempowerment of the average woman? There might be relevance to the claim that prior to globalization, women were not any better off than they are now; this is the reason why the phenomenon in question needs further re-examination. The major objective of this paper is to portray globalization as a gendered phenomenon by clarifying and unveiling its complexities. Globalization is so complex that it deserves a critical re-examination in order to satisfactorily answer the question—does globalization aggravate inequality between men and women? This question may be simple but the answer is anything but simple. The current paper would shed more light on the gendered nature of globalization.