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ABSTRACT

The study examines the assessment of women involvement in fighting for the rights of women and children: the exploits and challenges in Akwa Ibom State. Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The study was conducted in Akwa Ibom State. The population of the study comprised all the social scientists and women. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 200 social scientists and 200 women which constituted the sample size used for the study. The instrument titled “Women Involvement in Fighting for the Rights of Women and Children Questionnaire (WIFRWCQ)” was used for data collection. Face and content validation of the instrument was carried out by one expert in test and measurement from University of Uyo to ensure that the instrument had accuracy, appropriateness and completeness. Cronbach Alpha technique was used to determine the level of the reliability of the instrument. In this case the reliability coefficient obtained was 0.89 and this was high enough to justify the use of the instrument. The researcher subjected the data generated for this study to appropriate statistical techniques such as simple regression in testing the hypothesis. The test for significance was done at 0.05 alpha level. The study concluded that human right is the right which belongs to an individual or group of individuals simply for being human, or as a consequence of inherent human vulnerability, or because they are requisite to the possibility of a just society. Consequence the exploit of women has shown that women’s rights organizations and movements are a vital catalyst for gender equality and the realization of women’s and children rights. One of the recommendation made was that Government should help women in fighting for their rights by discouraging gender-based violence, sexual violence and harassment, workplace discrimination as well as discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.