Features Charting the path to accelerating gender equality in Nigeria By By Iyabo Lawal 30 November 2024 | 3:21 am Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on WhatsApp Share on Telegram Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, also half of its potential. Gender equality, besides being a fundamental human right, is essential in achieving peaceful societies, with full human potential and sustainable development. Besides, it has been shown that empowering women spurs productivity and economic growth.
Unfortunately, there is still a...
Wife of Oyo State Governor, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde (left); Mrs Mariam Obadina, Prof. Ayodele Atsenuwa, Kafilat Ogbara and Mrs Muyinat Mustapha at the event Women and girls represent half of the world’s population and, therefore, also half of its potential. Gender equality, besides being a fundamental human right, is essential in achieving peaceful societies, with full human potential and sustainable development.
Besides, it has been shown that empowering women spurs productivity and economic growth. Unfortunately, there is still a long way to go to achieve full equality of rights and opportunities between men and women. Concerned by this development, eminent women, drawn from all walks of life, gathered at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) to fashion out ways of uplifting women to achieve equal opportunities in access to employment, and to positions of leadership and decision-making at all levels.
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