Women and the Upsurge of ''Baby factories'' in Southeastern Nigeria: Erosion of Cultural Values or Capitalism?

The erection and proliferation of baby factories constitute one of the major injustices directed at women especially teenage girls in southeastern Nigeria. Under this arrangement, women are incarcerated for the purpose of procreation alone. A litany of scholarly works has been written on this subjec...

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Published in:Journal of international women's studies 2020-08, Vol.21 (6), p.408-418
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Adolescent girls
Adolescents
Babies
Blame
Capitalism
Children & youth
Cultural factors
Cultural values
Data collection
Economic aspects
Erection
Factories
Female offenders
Human smuggling
Human trafficking
Imprisonment
Infants
Infertility
Manufacturing
Prisoners
Procreation
Qualitative research
Slave trade
Slavery
Social aspects
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Teenage pregnancy
Women
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Adolescents
Babies
Blame
Capitalism
Children & youth
Cultural factors
Cultural values
Data collection
Economic aspects
Erection
Factories
Female offenders
Human smuggling
Human trafficking
Imprisonment
Infants
Infertility
Manufacturing
Prisoners
Procreation
Qualitative research
Slave trade
Slavery
Social aspects
Statistics
Teenage pregnancy
Women
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