Historicising women’s representation in democratic governance in the Nigeria’s fourth republic

Samson Adesola ADESOTE[1], Titilope Olusegun OLALERE[2]

https://doi.org/10.53465/SJIR.1339-2751.2025.1.50-72

 

Abstract: The main aim of this paper is to critically historicise the nature and dynamics of women’s representation in democratic governance within the 24 years of the birth of the Nigeria’s Fourth Republic. It argues that though the representation of Nigerian women in political governance pre-dated the birth of the Fourth Republic, since the birth of the republic, the participation of women in party politics had witnessed major transformation. It argues that in spite of this development, Nigerian women were underrepresented at all levels of democratic governance since the birth of the republic, especially with reference to the United Nations Economic and Social Council Resolution of 1990 which recommended 30% minimum proportion of women in leadership position. This paper is a complement to the existing literature on the history of women’s representation in governance in Nigeria. The methodology adopted in this study is historical, analytical and multidisciplinary, utilising materials from both primary and secondary sources of data collection.

Keywords: women, representation, democracy, governance, Nigeria

JEL: Y80, Z10

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Submitted: 7. 4. 2025 | Accepted: 10. 6. 2025 | Published 15. 6. 2025

 

To cite this article (APA style):

Adesote, S. A., & Olalere, T. O. (2025). Historicising women’s representation in democratic governance in the Nigeria’s fourth republic. Medzinárodné vzťahy – Slovak Journal of International Relations, 23(1), 50 – 72. https://doi.org/10.53465/SJIR.1339-2751.2025.1.50-72

 

Publisher: Bratislava University of Economics and Business | EUBA

ISSN online: 1339-2751

 

[1] Samson Adesola Adesote, PhD, associate professor, Department of history and international studies, Osun State University, Oke Bale street, 210001 Osogbo, Nigeria, email: , orcid idhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1497-9304

[2] Titilope Olusegun Olalere, PhD, lecturer, Department of history and international studies, Ladoke Akintola University, Ilorin Road, 210214 Ogbomoso, Nigeria, email: orcid idhttp://orcid.org/0009-0002-9633-2521

 

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