{"id":3517,"date":"2021-03-09T07:30:07","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T06:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2021-03-09T07:30:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T06:30:07","slug":"oby-ezekwesili-reveals-why-more-women-are-not-participating-in-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/09\/oby-ezekwesili-reveals-why-more-women-are-not-participating-in-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Oby Ezekwesili reveals why more women are not participating in politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili has revealed that more Nigerian women are not participating in politics because of &#8220;self-imposed limitations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>This revelation was made by the co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, Ezekwesili while speaking at a virtual conference organised by the \u00e7e Generation Initiative (LGI) on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Ezekwesili noted that aside from such limitations, there are cultural and \u201cinstitutional barriers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The former minister said society would be more stable if women are included in governance, because it benefits not just them but everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not want to rehash that the barriers to full participation of women in society range from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/03\/05\/insecurity-inter-faith-group-appeals-to-can-others-to-see-president-buhari-as-leader-for-all\/\">social norms<\/a> and culture, barriers that are economic, barriers that are political, barriers that are network-related, barriers that are self-imposed, barriers that are pretty institutional, and such like,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnalysis tells us already that the full participation of women, whether in economic activities or in political activities, improves the wider state of society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know reasons why we have less than seven percent of Nigerian women participating in the political leadership process in the country, where the indicator that is used to approximate this is the number of women in parliament. In our own case, it is less than seven percent in the current assembly. Africa-wide number is between 22 and 23 percent; it is slightly below the global (figure) of 25 percent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to talk about the barrier that is self-imposed \u2014 the barrier that leads women to suffer from imposter syndrome, where even if you removed all the barriers and say we would like more women in leadership, or you did public financing of elections and women don\u2019t show up, that happens in a number of some cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is because there is this self-imposed limitation that women sort of carry. They simply say to themselves, \u2018certain things are not for me\u2019. So, no matter how you persuade them, they are saying \u2018I\u2019m not simply interested\u2019, and that we must do something about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ezekwesili said the capacity of women to make quality decisions must be enhanced before they occupy public offices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t afford to walk into leadership unprepared. A lot of men that have failed in leadership failed because they weren\u2019t prepared,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we are coming late to the game, we must invest; we must improve their capacity to make quality decisions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On her part, Ayobola Peller, LGI executive director, said leadership should not have a gender requirement.<\/p>\n<p>Peller said women should be given equal opportunities as men to lead in every sector of the society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt LGI, we firmly believe that women are needed at all levels of leadership, sectors and even in all aspects of life. We are needed to change the narrative,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho says we cannot have women as state governors in Nigeria? Who says we cannot have a woman as the richest Nigerian? Who says it is impossible to have a woman as vice-president or even president of the federal republic of Nigeria? This has always been the narrative, and we need to change it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili has revealed that more Nigerian women are not participating in politics because of &#8220;self-imposed limitations&#8221;. This revelation was made by the co-convener of BringBackOurGirls, Ezekwesili while speaking at a virtual conference organised by the \u00e7e Generation Initiative (LGI) on Monday. 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