Promoting Gender Equality in Political Participation - New Perspectives on Nigeria

Provides an improved understanding into women's participation in Nigeria and lays bare the misconceptions.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Political Participation: Global Trends in Gender Disparity
Chapter 3: A History of Women in Political Activism and Governance in Nigeria
Chapter 4: Nigeria's Gender Policy: Affirmative Action, Women's Political Participation and Under-Representation in Governance
Chapter 5: Gender Disparity in Contemporary Nigerian Politics
Chapter 6: Strategies for an Increased Representation of Nigerian Women in Governance
List of Acronyms
Bibliography
Appendix I: Women in Politics Map 2017
Appendix II: Historical Timeline of International Events and Treaties Promoting Gender Equality
Appendix III: Geo-Political Zones of Nigeria
Appendix IV: Population Projection and Sample Size Calculation
Appendix V: Questionnaire
Appendix VI: Interview Guide for the Study "Geopolitical Analysis of Women's Participation in Nigerian Politics (1999-2015)"
Appendix VII: Distribution of Acts of Political Participation by the Respondents (Women)
Appendix VIII: List of Respondent for In-Depth Interview

About the author

Damilola Taiye Agbalajobi is a Political Science Lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. She teaches and conducts research on women in politics, gender relation, peace studies in Nigeria, Africa and other developing countries.

Summary

Provides an improved understanding into women’s participation in Nigeria and lays bare the misconceptions.

Product details

• Authors: Damilola Taiye Agbalajobi
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.2024
• EAN: 9781538198810
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-9881-0
• No. of pages: 202
• Series: Africa: Past, Present & Prospects
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Political Parties, Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / Political Parties, Africa, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Gender studies, gender groups, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights, Political parties and party platforms