Nigerian society upholds the traditions of marriage and family. Women are under enormous pressure to marry and bear children in order to have a place in society. Once married, a woman's status is under her husband's family and she has very few rights. Also, wives have little male support since Nigerian law does not enforce the husband's responsibility toward family. Many women labor in the fields as farmers, yet the males in Nigerian society commonly deny profits and appreciation for this labor.
Inheritance is a repressive issue for many women in Nigeria.
Legally, a woman is entitled to a share of her husband's estate if he dies. Women in Nigeria are facing a wall of challenges to their individual rights, inside and outside of the home. They have little economic power and rarely see the profits of their work. Political power is still held by males in the state, municipal, and national governments. Domestic violence is still common and marital rape is not a crime in Nigeria.