There has been a long standing cry for Nigerian women in politics to assume more active and participatory roles, rather than just making do with the crumbs and pacifying roles mete out to them by political zealots and bigots, but the more the cry, the more the struggle, the less the results.
The Beijing conference of 1995 recommended 35% allocation for women in political positions, power and decision making but that has not been the case in Nigeria where women can barely boast of 5 percent. It is not as if the women are not trying or that they are not capable, but it is just that they are not able to fit into the political system practiced in Nigeria where violence, rigging and party politics do not encourage women to participate.
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There has been a long standing cry for Nigerian women in politics to assume more active and participatory roles, rather than just making do with the crumbs and pacifying roles mete out to them by political zealots and bigots, but the more the cry, the more the struggle, the less the results.
The Beijing conference of 1995 recommended 35% allocation for women in political positions, power and decision making but that has not been the case in Nigeria where women can barely boast of 5 percent. It is not as if the women are not trying or that they are not capable, but it is just that they are not able to fit into the political system practiced in Nigeria where violence, rigging and party politics do not encourage women to participate.
For more information, please visit AllAfrica.com.