[T]he book presents an in-depth analytical exploration of one hundred years of gender relations in a developing society. Furthermore, it virtually touches the social and political structure of Nigeria through the employment of historical and multidisciplinary approaches with massive statistical and theoretical frameworks. Therefore, I highly recommend Through the Gender Lens to scholars of gender studies, social and political historians, as well as everyone interested in grasping a better understanding of how gender relations are skewed so as to be able to address such anomalies.

African Studies Quarterly

Based on careful intellectual inquiry, rigorous methodological approaches, insightful theoretical perspectives, and compelling discussions of extensive scholarly works, Soetan, Akanji, and their colleagues have made a landmark contribution to the scholarship on women and gender studies in Nigeria.

Olufemi Vaughan, Amherst College

The editors began by presenting a well-detailed empirical analysis of gender inequality in the sociopolitical development of Nigeria. Very importantly, their positions are critical to the understanding of women’s disadvantaged lived experiences in both colonial and post-colonial Nigeria. I highly recommend Through the Gender Lens to scholars of gender studies, social and political historians, as well as everyone interested in grasping a better understanding of how gender relations are skewed so as to be able to address such anomalies.

African Studies Quarterly