The Communications Officer of HEIR Women Hub, Blessing Sani traveled to Lafia Nasarawa State on the 5th of July 2023 for a spot check on our Enumerator (Hannatu Bala) in Lafia, Nasarawa State for the project titled; Addressing Gender Barriers against Young Women’s Career Development in Nasarawa State. This project is being carried out by[…]
A picture extract of the Programme Officer for HEIR Women Hub Blessing Ejeh during an On-spot check to assess the progress of the research and assessment exercise component of the ongoing project in Keffi Local Governement of Nasarawa State supported by the Nigerian Women Trust Fund. #NWTF#womenleadership
Assumption is an unpleasant thing when it comes to complex human problems. Until details are put together with proper data collection, errors may just keep reoccurring. The workplace records unequal power relations as it relates to wages, poverty, and mental well-being. This survey aims to address the knowledge and understanding of men’s perspective of workplace[…]
It has been an interesting year in the Nigerian Political sphere. Some of the happenings have been quite significant to the future of our dear country. Before the elections, we were at a crossroads, wondering if what we’ve envisioned for young women will come into fission or will be thrown into a farther future. It[…]
The Chairman of ICPC Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye gave a welcome address. He welcomed everyone present starting from the dignitaries present and others in attendance. Professor Toyin Falola gave a keynote address on the topic and he excellently delivered his presentation. One of the outstanding postulations he made was “Show me one corrupt person and I[…]
1. Global percentage of young women participation in politics is 22.5% 2. African participation of young women in leadership is 23.4% 3. Nigeria’s participation of young women in politics is 6.7% 4. The world gender gap is 63.9% 5. Some causes of the gender gap in female participation in politics include; Sexual Harassment, Gender Discrimination,[…]
In trying to unpack this theme, I reflected on the power dynamics and relations in order to try to re-think a realistic and sustainable possibility of reimagining girls as future leaders. Some institutions of power, discipline, and orientation across platforms have settled on projecting a discourse and the normalization of who a leader is (or[…]