Letter from Jennifer Davis and a pamphlet, "Reflections on a Visit to Nigeria: Women and Governance" by Stephanie Urdang, sent to The Africa Fund LEGISLATIVE NETWORK. 1999 saw the end of years of military dictatorship in Nigeria, and elections were held at the national, state and local level. Of 11,000 elected officials at all levels, only 181 are women. Urdang comments how strong and forceful Nigerian women are, and yet a serious gender and governance crisis pervades a country that is attempting to honor a vision of democracy. The absence of women in political office and the concerted effort by men in power to keep women out of leadership roles is rather stunning. The mailing mentions Hon....
Letter from Jennifer Davis and a pamphlet, "Reflections on a Visit to Nigeria: Women and Governance" by Stephanie Urdang, sent to The Africa Fund LEGISLATIVE NETWORK. 1999 saw the end of years of military dictatorship in Nigeria, and elections were held at the national, state and local level. Of 11,000 elected officials at all levels, only 181 are women. Urdang comments how strong and forceful Nigerian women are, and yet a serious gender and governance crisis pervades a country that is attempting to honor a vision of democracy. The absence of women in political office and the concerted effort by men in power to keep women out of leadership roles is rather stunning. The mailing mentions Hon. Florence D. Aya, Committee for Women Affairs, Nkoyo Toyo, the Women's Consultative Caucus (WCC), Dr. Timiebi Agary, the National Centre for Women's Development (NCWD), the American Committee on Africa (ACOA), United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), the Abacha military regime, President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Abdui-Rasaq, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Salome, Kongolo State, National Council of Women's Societies, HIV/AIDS, Nse Archie Udoh, Akwa lbom State, Imo State, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the National Assembly, and Day of Laughter.
