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Religious interpretations, gender discrimination and politics in Africa: case study of Nigeria
2013How do religious interpretations shape gender conceptions and impact women’s participation politics in Nigeria? This study addresses these issues, focusing on the participation of women in Nigeria’s 2011 general election.DocumentBudgeting to end gender inequalities in the education sector
UN Women, 2011This paper explains how gender responsive budgeting tools can help address persistent gender inequalities in the education sector.DocumentGender Budgeting as a Tool for Poverty Reduction: Concepts, Practices and Capacity Implications
African Capacity Building Foundation, 2009What is gender budgeting and how is it relevant to Africa? This publication provides a wealth of information on gender-budgeting practices in Africa. It begins with an overview of some conceptual perspectives on gender budgeting. International legal instruments that mandate gender equality, as well African Union (AU) commitments to gender equality, are also outlined.DocumentStatus of action against commercial exploitation of children: Nigeria
End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes, 2014This report focuses on the commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in Nigeria. It provides a comprehensive baseline of information on various manifestations of CSEC in the country, as well as an assessment of the achievements and challenges, including the participation of children and young people themselves, in efforts to eliminate CSEC.DocumentMeet the Arewa girl
2014Data often tells you what is happening to girls, but it rarely presents the context – the why and how – and what girls themselves are thinking.DocumentOral Statement from WOCON - To the 56th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
2012This statement was delivered by Bisi Olateru-Olagbegi, Executive Director of the Women’s Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) at the 56th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (date).DocumentTrends in enrollment, graduation and staffing of science and technology education in Nigeria tertiary institutions: a gender participation perspective
Academic Journals, 2013There is little empirical data on gender participation in science and technology (S&T) education in Nigeria. This study examines the enrolment, graduation and staffing pattern of men and women in S&T fields in tertiary institutions from 1997 to 2006; the specific motivational factors for S&T education; and factors influencing their choice of career.DocumentGender issues in basic education and national development in Nigeria
2013This paper examines factors inhibiting gender equality in the Nigerian education sector, focusing on access to education as well as the learning process. Over the years, education in Nigeria has been primarily oriented toward closing the enrolment gap between girls and boys, while insufficient attention has been paid to retention and achievement.DocumentWomen participation in the political process in Nigeria
2012The paper focuses on several issues regarding gender disparity in Nigeria‘s political process. The authors researched related materials on women’s participation in governance since pre-colonial times to present day.DocumentThe role of religion in women's movements: the campaign for the domestication of CEDAW in Nigeria
International Development Department, University of Birmingham, 2011In 1985, the Nigerian government ratified the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). In 1998, following the return to democracy after 30 years of military rule, a movement of civil society organisations formed to promote the domestication of CEDAW into Nigerian law.Pages