Nigeria Hosts Dialogue on Women’s Political Participation
Source: VON
Nigeria’s ongoing debate on women’s political inclusion will take centre stage today, Thursday, in Abuja, with policymakers, civil society leaders, and grassroots women converging for “She The People”, a high-level dialogue convened by the Emerge Women Development Initiative.
Themed “Deepening the Conversation, Accelerating Women’s Representation in Governance”, the dialogue will spotlight gender-focused legislative reforms before the National Assembly and explore strategies to build momentum to push for the passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill (HB 1349 & SB 440).
Founder of the initiative, Mary Ikoku, said the dialogue, strategically scheduled ahead of the public hearing on the Reserved Seats Bill slated for September 22, 2025, at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, offers an urgent corrective measure to decades of exclusion.
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Nigeria’s ongoing debate on women’s political inclusion will take centre stage today, Thursday, in Abuja, with policymakers, civil society leaders, and grassroots women converging for “She The People”, a high-level dialogue convened by the Emerge Women Development Initiative.
Themed “Deepening the Conversation, Accelerating Women’s Representation in Governance”, the dialogue will spotlight gender-focused legislative reforms before the National Assembly and explore strategies to build momentum to push for the passage of the Reserved Seats for Women Bill (HB 1349 & SB 440).
Founder of the initiative, Mary Ikoku, said the dialogue, strategically scheduled ahead of the public hearing on the Reserved Seats Bill slated for September 22, 2025, at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja, offers an urgent corrective measure to decades of exclusion.
Full article here.