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Gender and Women's Political Leadership in Nigeria

Political leadership in Nigeria are stratified on the basis of gender distinction, thereby calling to question the assertion of gender neutrality in the political arena. Looking beyond the usual sex variable in a survey, this paper explores the consequences of gender and women’s political leadership in Nigeria using case studies approach to appraise the life histories of two groups of women. It takes gender as a category of analysis, recognizing the contributions feminist theorists have made. The cases observed in this study confirm the capability of Nigerian women to hold political leadership…