Feminism and Covid-19 Survival Strategies in Igbo Traditional Religious Society

Abstract

The concept of Feminism has been an issue of contention in Africa generally and the Igbo nation in particular. At the unprecedented outburst and spread of COVID-19 in the world, survival strategies were adopted among the Igbo as a whole, and individual households particularly. This study observes that some of these survival strategies raise tension and arguments on the Igbo cultural perception of feminism as a concept among traditional religious people of Igboland. In order to thoroughly examine these problem and findings, the research adopts historical and phenomenological research method. The study among other things recommends that gender stratification should be carefully managed among the Igbo people of the South East, Nigeria. Data were gotten from primary and secondary sources. Data collected were analyzed with hermeneutical style of data analysis.
Keywords: Feminism, COVID-19, Survival Strategies, Igbo Traditional Religious Society.