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Why Nigerian Women Shy Away From Politics

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Sexual harassments and intimidation are two major reasons why women shy away from politics, representative of Ikorodu Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, has said.

Akinsola, a first-term lawmaker at the House, who spoke with newsmen recently, said many women are in tune with the general belief that politics is only meant for men. She also argued that sexual harassment could only be experienced by women who are very desperate to be politically relevant.

“A lot of women are actually intimidated; they feel that politics is mainly for men, and that men too feel politics is for them only. The moment they see a woman, they would start feeling jittery that instead of staying with her husband, the woman is coming into politics.

We invite our users to read the full article published on July 30th 2014.

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Sexual harassments and intimidation are two major reasons why women shy away from politics, representative of Ikorodu Constituency 2 at the Lagos State House of Assembly, western Nigeria, Mrs. Adebimpe Akinsola, has said.

Akinsola, a first-term lawmaker at the House, who spoke with newsmen recently, said many women are in tune with the general belief that politics is only meant for men. She also argued that sexual harassment could only be experienced by women who are very desperate to be politically relevant.

“A lot of women are actually intimidated; they feel that politics is mainly for men, and that men too feel politics is for them only. The moment they see a woman, they would start feeling jittery that instead of staying with her husband, the woman is coming into politics.

We invite our users to read the full article published on July 30th 2014.

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