#DailyDataCard: Snapshot of Gender Equality across the Sustainable Development Goals (Part 2)
#DailyDataCard: Snapshot of Gender Equality across the Sustainable Development Goals (Part 2)
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#DailyDataCard: Snapshot of Gender Equality across the Sustainable Development Goals (Part 2)
#DailyDataCard: Gender Equality across the Sustainable Development Goals (Part 1)
#DailyDataCard: Gender bias against women in key areas
Nigerian women have faced obstacles, including poverty, financial inclusion, finishing school, land ownership, internet access, and corporate representation.
Men are three times more likely to own property or land. And for the 11% of women that do, 59% cede authority on all household decision making to male partners.
The ratio of female to male labour force participation is alarming. To achieve sustainable goals, equal representation of women in leadership positions is crucial.
Gender equality discourse has pioneered gender issues in the 21st century. With the strong advocacy for women inclusion in the economy and all its purported benefits, why do Nigerian women still play a peripheral role in our society?
Can you smell the thrill of freedom yet, no? Well, with the prevalent gender issues in Nigeria, one can see why. From outright violence to denial of access to education, political participation and employment, the prospect of women’s inclusion in Nigeria is still bleak.
Nigeria’s diamond jubilee beckons while the gender dialogue deters? To be honest, it’s a non-existent conversation. And after six decades of freedom, can we say Nigerian women are free? But the icing on the cake is perhaps the widespread distorted perceptions of the gender challenge that plagues Nigerians. As for culture and religion, they have not helped.
Despite inclusive policies, Nigeria has a long road to gender inequality with records of death, poverty and political disenfranchisement prevalent for women.
In Nigeria, there seems to be limited progress in the attainment of gender equality as a prerequisite for a free and fair society.