Full Report on The Gender-Based Post-2023 Election Security Threat Assessment In Nigeria: Volume-III

Women remain significantly marginalized in Nigeria’s political space. Even in the post-election period, appointments of women into political positions at the federal and state levels fall below the 35%affirmation for women inclusion in governance. This is negation of the principle of affirmative action, convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women, and national statutory guarantees for equality and inclusivity this report concludes the

This report examines threats to women participation in the post-election era. Based on desk research, the study covers the six geopolitical zones of the country between march and august 2023, spanning the inauguration of the executive and parliament at the federal and state levels, as well as the election petition tribunals.