The distributive equality challenges that Women face in Nigeria include, access to good

public services i.e. good healthcare, education, clean water and sanitation for

development. Getting access to these services is always challenging. This is particularly

relevant in the rural communities which actually account for the highest population

distribution in the country

In addition to the above, women are highly under-represented in public government

offices, political appointments and administrative positions making their contributions

and positive effects on decision making and democratic process negligible. This is a

major inequality in social, economic and political justice.

It is a known fact that Nigerian women are traditionally the foundation of subsistence

level activities like farming, trading and entrepreneurship, by allowing them have a real

voice in all tiers and spheres of government, they will contribute to development in a

way only imaginable. After all empowering women is directly empowering children,

men, families and communities as a whole.

Without Nigerian women fully realizing their socio-economic potential, future growth

and development potentials are merely theoretical concepts that will be difficult to

actualize.

In order to resolve this distributive equality challenge and improve social justice, the

following strategies need to be adopted by policy makers, scholars and governments:

1. Targeted partnership between women, financial, policy and aid/donor agencies

which are specifically tailored to meet realities and challenges presented by

educational, economic and multi-cultural challenges.

2. Sustainable development of programs/projects through effective monitoring &

evaluation, research and robust data generation and analysis. Collaboration with

research institutes, scholars and international agencies.

3. Purposeful budgetary allocations directly applied to gender equality and

improved participation of women in new and innovative enterprises.

4. Legislation and policy implementation of laws that directly provide for

appointment of women into key leadership and responsibility positions in society.

5. Legal and procedural reforms guaranteeing equal rights of women to ownership,

property and financial control (estate). Social reforms to enforce humane

treatment of women and their worthwhile participation in the development of

their families and communities

References:

Osalor, Peter Empowering Nigerian Women: Insight, Ideas and Strategy Part 2

Vanguard Newspaper Nigeria pp 12-13 retrieved from

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/02/empowering-nigerian-women-insight-

ideas-and-strategy-part-2-4/#sthash.7jMsRA5w.dpuf

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