A non-profit organization, Akin Fadeyi Foundation, is set to launch a competition for women to stimulate gender inclusive leadership conversation in Nigeria.
The event tagged ‘What Women Can Do’ will start with a pre-event media conversation on July 19 at 11 a.m. and will feature media and public policy actors and practitioners, including feature editors of newspapers and online news platforms, alongside women leaders.
According to a press statement signed by the organisation’s Executive Director, Akin Fadeyi, on Wednesday, the aim of the event is to beam the searchlight on the exclusion of women in governance.
For instance, despite women contesting as aspirants during the recently concluded presidential primaries of political parties, none emerged as a candidate.
Also, data from a 2021 Global Gender Gap Index by the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked Nigeria in 139th position out of 153 countries, the worst ranking since 2006.
In tackling this, Mr Fadeyi said the…
