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VOL. 5, ISSUE 1 (2023)
Women leadership and community development in Nigeria
Authors
Cynthia Patricia Oby Okere, Ngozi Stella Omodu
Abstract
This paper Examined Women Leadership and Community Development in
Nigeria. Women in leadership positions, especially in developing countries,
have the responsibility and the potential to influence their community through
leadership, particularly when they are enabled. Enabled women are empowered to
aspire, attain and perform well in leadership positions while still carrying
out their roles on the home front. Women are enabled when they are educated,
exposed and economically emancipated. Women are a major stakeholder in the
development project of any society. Universally, the problems of women marginalization
and low participation in political leadership and
decision making have been attracting a lot of attention from scholars. Although
women and men have different biological and physiological make-up, they may
share common features with men in terms of educational qualifications,
socio-economic status and occupation among others. Yet, they are marginalized
in virtually all spheres of public life. In many African countries, such as
Nigeria, obnoxious social norms, political exclusion and economic imbalance
dictate the presence and voice of women in public life. According to 2006
Nigerian population census figure, women constituted 50% of the total
population, but there has been a gross gender gap between men and women, especially
in political representation, economic management and leadership. This paper,
therefore, examines critically some factors that have brought about this wide
political and socio-economic disparity. The paper concludes that, for there to
be greater participation of women in all spheres of Nigerian communities,
government and other stakeholders should engage in programmes and policies that
would empower women politically, socially and economically for community
development. The paper recommends that.
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Pages:38-45
How to cite this article:
Cynthia Patricia Oby Okere, Ngozi Stella Omodu "Women leadership and community development in Nigeria". International Journal of Social Research and Development, Vol 5, Issue 1, 2023, Pages 38-45
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