HipCity on August 14th, 2024, attended a validation meeting hosted by the Dorothy Njemanze Foundation for the compendium on inclusive leadership in Nigeria at Bridge Waters Hotel, Wuye Abuja.
The compendium, a follow-up on the breakfast meeting held in April, seeks to address the challenges and barriers affecting women and girls in Nigeria. It highlights gender issues and challenges across various sectors, including governance, education, business, sports, health, security, media, agriculture, and mining.
The document provides recommendations and effective strategies for fostering inclusive leadership policies, including strengthening legal and policy frameworks, implementing affirmative action, providing equal access to resources, supporting survivors of gender-based violence, and challenging harmful gender stereotypes.
Stakeholders in attendance provided various observations and recommendations, including the need for mental health education for women, incorporating mental health topics in education curriculum, simplifying the national gender policy for grassroots education, targeted political education for women, increased sensitization on gender-based violence, and humanizing the document with real-life examples.
The event emphasized the critical role of advocacy at all levels of government ministries in Nigeria, as gender issues are a concern for everyone. The upcoming public launch of the compendium will mark a significant step toward advancing gender equity and inclusive leadership in Nigeria.
Follow up on the validation meeting will be, making the document comprehensive by including all recommendations made and a possible public launch of the compendium.
