Gender Bias in Property Letting: Discriminatory Rental Practices Against Women in Ibadan’s Real Estate Market

Abstract

Gender discrimination in home rentals is a prevalent but little-study facet of housing discrepancy in Nigerian metropolises. This research examines inequitable rental practices in contradiction of women in the Ibadan real estate market with the main objective of detecting and evaluating the reasons that lead to unfairness in tenant choice. The research, which draws from investigation statistics from a limited metropolitan districts and qualitative discussions with female tenants, landlords, and estate agents,
establishes how economic predispositions, a lack of strict implementation of laws, and severely rooted sociocultural stereotypes all work in contradiction of women who make available accommodation. Several researches have confirmed that the calibre of institutions significantly have influence on developmental outcomes, and our discoveries support the conception that in Nigeria's housing subdivision, biased practices are made worse by inadequate accountability. Also, the scrutiny highpoints by what means gender-sensitive rule design improves fairness and development results, in spite of the fact that these backgrounds keep on the edge in the authority of urban property. By contextualizing Ibadan's situation inside broader tête-à-têtes on institutional confidence and all-encompassing governance, biased tenant selection put in danger women's housing rights and social consistency. The paper concludes with strategy propositions that stress the need for robust anti-discrimination regulations, public consciousness campaigns, and gender-responsive urban housing guidelines. These observations contribute to the prevailing works on gendered admittance to real estate markets and strengthen current deliberations in Africa about impartiality, inclusive urban development, and institutional change.