Gender, Politics and the 2011 Nigeria's General Elections

Abstract

The under-representation and inadequate participation of women in decision-making bodies highlights the marginalisation of women throughout the world and in Nigeria in particular. This paper: Gender Politics and 2011 Elections" is an in-depth study of the analyses of Gender, Historical Background of Women Participation in Politics and Factors Affecting Women's Participation Among others. The paper found out that despite all the world conferences decision on gender, there is no the world that has not met the 30 percent participation of women in politics.