GENDER EQUALITY AND THE PROMOTION OF WOMEN IN POLITICAL OFFICES IN NIGERIA'S FOURTH REPUBLIC

SHAWAI, Joseph

dc.contributor.author	SHAWAI, Joseph
dc.date.accessioned	2024-05-23T13:29:43Z
dc.date.available	2024-05-23T13:29:43Z
dc.date.issued	2015-11-02
dc.identifier.isbn	978-978-956-865-9
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/1383
dc.description.abstract	Women in Nigeria today are facing challenges in holding elective and appointive positions. Democracy involves a commitment to avail both men and women equal opportunity to develop their individual capacities. This paper examined gender inequality in political offices in Nigeria since the return to democracy in 1999. The sources of data for the study are mainly secondary and the feminist perspective is used as our framework of analysis. Findings revealed that the under representation of women in both elective and appointive positions is as a result of political, socioeconomic and psychological factors. The paper therefore recommended that there should be general progress in the design of political and electoral systems and the level of institutionalization of, and transparency in political decision making in Nigeria.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Faculty of Social Science Nasarawa State University	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Volume 1;
dc.subject	Gender equality	en_US
dc.subject	Women's Representation	en_US
dc.subject	Political Office	en_US
dc.title	GENDER EQUALITY AND THE PROMOTION OF WOMEN IN POLITICAL OFFICES IN NIGERIA'S FOURTH REPUBLIC	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Women and Development: From the Nigerian Perspective	en_US
dc.type	Presentation	en_US