Women in Governance and Sustainable Democracy in Nigeria

• Autorzy: Daniel Eseme Gberevbie , Faith Osasumwen Oviasogie
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

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. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Democracy; Election law; Women's discrimination; Equal rights for women and men; Role of women in politics

PL

Demokracja; Prawo wyborcze; Dyskryminacja kobiet; Równouprawnienie kobiet i mężczyzn; Rola kobiet w polityce

• Czasopismo: Economics & Sociology
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 6
• Numer: nr 1
• Strony: 89--107

Twórcy

autor

Daniel Eseme Gberevbie

• Covenant University Ota, Ogun state Nigeria

autor

Faith Osasumwen Oviasogie

• Covenant University Ota, Ogun state Nigeria

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.14254/2071-789X.2013/6-1/8