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Women in Nigeria (WIN) is a political interest organization founded in 1982. The organization's interest concerns women's liberation, equality and social justice in Nigeria . [ 1 ] WIN is different from early women's groups in Nigeria because it affirms the belief that women's rights cannot be secured without addressing the broader issue of ...
Nonetheless, women in Nigeria have been able to come together in feminist movements, such as the Women in Nigeria (organization) (WIN) founded in 1982, to combat male supremacy in Nigeria and shape feminism as a force for Nigerian women. [84] Nigerian women did not gain their voting rights until relatively recently.
NCWS goal of affecting national life through active participation of women has led the organization to support women's suffrage in Northern Nigeria during the First Republic. In the late 1950s, it started a voting rights campaign to allow women to vote and be voted for and visited regional leaders such as Ahmadu Bello to press on those ...
Women's sports organizations in Nigeria (3 C) Pages in category "Women's organizations based in Nigeria" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
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The National Commission for Women (NCW) was a Nigerian organization established by the Federal Government of Nigeria in 1989, [1] and charged with promoting the welfare of women in Nigeria. [2] The NCW was a predecessor of the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Youth Development .
Women Consortium of Nigeria (WOCON) is a non-profit organisation headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria. It was established by the late Chief Olabisi Olateru-Olagbegi in 1993 for the promotion of the rights of women and children in Nigeria. WOCON lead the campaign against women trafficking in Nigeria on the 8 of March 1996 after research conducted ...
The organization was created to address the lack of political action committees established to combat gender inequality within Nigerian parliament. The organization serves to provide further financial and technical resources to women candidates, framing the organization's mission as a gender-focused political action committee.