From Millennium Development Goals to Sustainable Development Goals: Gender and Inclusive Electoral Politics in Nigeria, 1999 – 2015
| Autor: | Emeka C. Iloh, Michael E. Nwokedi, Queeneth Ekeocha |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Sustainable development
Economic growth Geology Ocean Engineering Millennium Development Goals millennium development goals women representation lcsh:Business sustainable development goals Thailand Electoral politics quota system Political science lcsh:H1-99 lcsh:Social sciences (General) lcsh:HF5001-6182 gender equality Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Asian International Journal of Social Sciences, Vol 17, Iss 3, Pp 101-127 (2017) |
| ISSN: | 2539-6102 |
| Popis: | This paper examines the extent to which Nigeria achieved gender parity in the political process between 1999 and 2015 (the period of the Millennium Development Goals) and the prospects of sustaining the achievement (if any) under the Sustainable Development Goals regime, between 2015 and 2030. Relying mainly on qualitative method and documentary evidence, predicated on the social dominance theory, the study posits that women have been structurally denied access to political power in Nigeria. The patriarchal system which is prevalent in the country ensures that there is no parity between the sexes in the political process. This is despite the fact that women constitute more than 50% of the population but yet, comprise less than 10% of Nigeria’s legislature. This paper, therefore, submits that for Nigeria to achieve the 2030 Agenda on gender parity in the political process, it should move beyond mere policy rehearsals and take concrete steps such as instituting a quota system in its electoral laws. Other countries that have achieved gender parity in the political process did so mainly through constitutional means, rather than mere advocacy. |
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