Tackling the Bias Against Women in Nollywood
Nollywood is still a new and developing business. Even so, there are a number of great feats that the industry has achieved over the years. Talents such as Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, the queen of Nollywood who has more than 300 films and millions of video copies sold, prove Nigeria’s film industry dynamism. After decades of slow growth, Nollywood, one of the largest film industries in the world in terms of number of films produced, is a story of runaway success. As of 2016, the industry made up N 853.9 billion ($7.2 billion), or 1.42 percent of Nigeria’s GDP. It employs more than a million people directly or indirectly and can be considered the country’s second-biggest source of jobs after agriculture. Based on the sheer quantity and quality of films being made, economic observers consider Nollywood one of the major planks on which to diversify the Nigerian economy. However, the industry is faced with problems ranging from a lack of funding to piracy and copyright infringement to poor man...