Women’s participation: Why Nigeria’s political structure must change
Source: Nan
The Society for Empowerment and Self Reliance (SESER), advocated structural changes in the political framework to increase women’s participation to foster economic growth and development.The National Coordinator, Mrs Rose Effiong said this in a media briefing in Abuja in preparation towards the All African Women Summit (AAFWOS).
She said one of the aims of the summit was identifying the power of women in politics and decision making: institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women in governance and gender responsive policy making.
“Women’s political participation has been recognised internationally as an important measure of the status of women in any particular country. “Hence, in recent years, women’s participation in politics and decision-making has received some attention across the world. “However, women remain seriously underrepresented in decision-making positions, despite the fact that more than half percent of the world’s population are women,” Effiong said.
Click here to read the full article published by Nan on 13 June 2018.
The Society for Empowerment and Self Reliance (SESER), advocated structural changes in the political framework to increase women’s participation to foster economic growth and development.The National Coordinator, Mrs Rose Effiong said this in a media briefing in Abuja in preparation towards the All African Women Summit (AAFWOS).
She said one of the aims of the summit was identifying the power of women in politics and decision making: institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women in governance and gender responsive policy making.
“Women’s political participation has been recognised internationally as an important measure of the status of women in any particular country. “Hence, in recent years, women’s participation in politics and decision-making has received some attention across the world. “However, women remain seriously underrepresented in decision-making positions, despite the fact that more than half percent of the world’s population are women,” Effiong said.
Click here to read the full article published by Nan on 13 June 2018.
