Voices of Change: Civic Education Series Graduation Ceremony Good morning to all the distinguished guests, the organizers, and especially the remarkable young women gathered here. It is both an honour and a responsibility to stand here today, to address a subject not only of academic importance, but of civic urgency: the role of young women[…]
The UN General Assembly reached a resolution in 2007, calling for the establishment of rights of every government to strengthen democracy. Nigeria as a member state, is obligated to meet the standards. The ranking of Nigeria on the Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) is at its all time low. Participation, Rights and Inclusion (PRI)[…]
Media, one of the main tools of education and orientation, contribute to the subliminal exclusion of women in Global and National conversations as well as reinforcing the social stereotypes and norms by inactive gender sensitive reporting and mainstreaming.