Benue State University, Makurdi

Sexual Exploitation As A Bane Of Women's Development In Igba Ogbole's Matilda

Frank Kyungun

Abstract

Women's exploitation refers to any carefully planned and premeditated actions against the female gender on the grounds of sex. One of the most destructive forms of exploitation against women is sexual exploitation; it has two major motives—monetary gains and sexual pleasure. What is seen as just a short moment that divests women of complete control over their bodies, sexual exploitation (or violence) has multifaceted effects on women. Igba Ogole, in Matilda, portrays the developmental consequences sexual exploitation pose against women in Nigeria. Through three of his major female characters, Ogbole fictionalizes how the menace of sexual exploitation thwarts women's social and economic growth and development. This review, therefore, expounds on how much sexual exploitation affects women's development and the way around this gender-based crime.

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