WOMEN IN GOVERNANCE AND SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY IN NIGERIA, 1999-2012
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Democracy is a system of government that
abhors gender segregation in politics. Also, it has been
observed that contribution to development in any society is
not gender discriminatory. Utilizing secondary data, the
paper shows that although female of ages 20 and above
constitute 50.10 percent of the nation’s population; their
appointment into positions of authority is infinitesimal
compared to their male counterpart of the same age. It
reveals further that the dominance of male in the nation’s
politics, and the low involvement of women in the election
participation and their appointment into positions of
authority have created the politics of “near-exclusion” of
women in favour of their male counterpart in the past. It
therefore recommends among others the integration of
women into the political process in terms of their actual
involvement in public policy formulation and
implementation as basis for sustainable democracy and
development in Nigeria.
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H Social Sciences (General), JA Political science (General), JC Political theory