Our societies are in pathetic state and are gradually recovering from their traditional amnesia to the wake of
modern civilization. However, in both traditional and modern, the societies are experienriing a state of gender
disempowerment, gender injustices characterizing human rights abuse and an imbalance of roles played by member.
This makes them not realize and utilize their maximum potentials towards development, hence lowering human
dignity.
The paper critically assesses issues raised in the above; elaborate them and relate how each hinders economic
development. It discusses how these problems can be tackled through institutions such as the government; NGOs,
and how they canfully participate in handling certain issues. Such issues include domestic violence,female genital
cut, African taboos and traditions in relation to gender, and the effects of male domination in civil warfare.