Promoting Gender Equality in Political Participation: New Perspectives on Nigeria

Promoting Gender Equality in Political Participation: New Perspectives on Nigeria

by Damilola Taiye Agbalajobi Obafemi Awolowo University
Promoting Gender Equality in Political Participation: New Perspectives on Nigeria

Promoting Gender Equality in Political Participation: New Perspectives on Nigeria

by Damilola Taiye Agbalajobi Obafemi Awolowo University

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Overview

This book analyses patterns of women’s political participation and evaluates disparity between levels of women’s participation in politics and representation in governance in Nigeria. It also examines the causes of women’s underrepresentation in governance and decision-making as well as their implications for the country’s socioeconomic development and describes strategies for increased women’s representation in governance and decision-making in Nigeria. This study relies on political-culture and liberal-feminist theory and adopts a mixed-method research design involving quantitative and qualitative methods. It uses multistage sampling in selecting Nigeria’s South-East, North-West and South-West geopolitical-zones and 1206 women of electoral age for the study survey conducted using structured questionnaire and in-depth interview.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781538198810
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 06/15/2024
Series: Africa: Past, Present & Prospects
Pages: 202
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Damilola Taiye Agbalajobi is a Political Science Lecturer at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria.

Table 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

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