Charmaine Pereira

Charmaine Pereira is a writer and feminist scholar in Abuja, Nigeria. Her work centers on feminist thought, sexuality, gender education, and civil society and the state. Pereira is also a coordinator for the Initiative for Women’s Studies in Nigeria.[1] She is a member of Tapestry Consulting, an organization that seeks to create gender equality in the workplace in Africa.[2][3]

Biography

In 1991, Pereira received a Ph.D. in Psychology of Education from The Open University.[4]

In 2004, Charmaine Pereira co-edited Jacketed Women: Qualitative Research Methodologies on Sexualities and Gender in Africa with Jane Bennett.[5][6][7]

Pereira currently teaches in the Sociology department at Ahmadu Bello University.[8] Her work explores the challenges that a researcher encounters when interrogating the intersectionality of culture, gender, sexuality, law, and religion.

Selected publications

  • Pereira, Charmaine. Gender in the Making of the Nigerian University System. James Currey, 2007.[9][10][11][12][13][14]
  • Pereira, Charmaine, editor. Changing Narratives of Sexuality: Contestations, Compliance and Women’s Empowerment. London, New York: Zed Books, 2014.[15][16][17][18]
  • Bennett, Jane, and Charmaine Pereira, editors. Jacketed Women: Qualitative Research Methodologies on Sexualities and Gender in Africa. Tokyo, New York, Paris: United Nations University Press, 2013.
  • Pereira, Charmaine. “Domesticating Women? Gender, Religion and the State in Nigeria Under Colonial and Military Rule.” African Identities 3.1 (2005): 69-94.[19]

References

  1. ↑ Ibukun, Yinka (17 February 2014). "Africa's Gays Await Nighttime Door Knock as Crackdown Widens". Bloomberg Business. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Charmaine Pereira » African Feminist Forum". African Feminist Forum. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  3. ↑ "Charmaine Pereira". Feminist Africa. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Charmaine Pereira". Tapestry Consulting. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  5. ↑ UN University, ed. (2013). Jacketed women: qualitative research methodologies on sexualities and gender in Africa. Tokyo; New York; Paris: UN University Press: UCT Press. ISBN 978-1-919895-58-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
  6. ↑ "Jacketed Women: Qualitative Research Methodologies on Sexualities and Gender in Africa". Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  7. ↑ "(PDF) JACKETED WOMEN: QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES ON SEXUALITIES AND GENDER IN AFRICA". Researchgate.net. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Jacketed Women: Qualitative Research Methodologies on Sexualities and Gender in Africa". United Nations University. Archived from the original on 20 September 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Pereira, Charmaine (2007). "Gender in the Making of the Nigerian University System". Gender in the Making of the Nigerian University System.
  10. ↑ "Changing Narratives of Sexuality: Contestations, Compliance and Womens Empowerment (Feminisms and Development)". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  11. ↑ "ISBD view for: Gender in the making of the Nigerian University System / › Kapasa Makasa University Library catalog". library.kmu.ac.zm. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  12. ↑ Pereira, Charmaine.; Partnership for Higher Education in Africa. (2007). Gender in the making of the Nigerian University System. Higher education in Africa. Oxford : Ibadan: James Currey; Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria). ISBN 978-0-85255-172-1.
  13. ↑ "New titles from James Currey Publishers | Pambazuka News". pambazuka.org. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  14. ↑ Pereira, Charmaine (2007). Gender in the making of the Nigerian University System. Internet Archive. Oxford : James Currey; Ibadan : Heinemann Educational Books (Nigeria). ISBN 978-0-85255-172-1.
  15. ↑ "Changing Narratives of Sexuality". Bloomsbury.com. Archived from the original on 2025-03-18. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  16. ↑ "ISBD view › Midlands State University Library catalog". Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Amazon.com". Retrieved Jun 21, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Changing Narratives of Sexuality". Institute of Development Studies. Retrieved 2026-06-19.
  19. ↑ "Domesticating women? Gender, religion and the state in Nigeria under colonial and military rule1". Semanticscholar.org. Retrieved 2026-06-19.

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