%0 Journal Article
%@ 2071-789X
%A Gberevbie, D.E.
%A Olanrewaju, Faith Osasumnen
%D 2013
%F eprints:8352
%J RECENT ISSUES IN SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
%K Public policy, election participation, women and  democracy, gender discrimination, Nigeria
%N 1
%T WOMEN IN GOVERNANCE AND  SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY IN  NIGERIA, 1999-2012
%U http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/8352/
%V 6
%X Democracy is a system of government that  abhors gender segregation in politics. Also, it has been  observed that contribution to development in any society is  not gender discriminatory. Utilizing secondary data, the  paper shows that although female of ages 20 and above  constitute 50.10 percent of the nation’s population; their  appointment into positions of authority is infinitesimal  compared to their male counterpart of the same age. It  reveals further that the dominance of male in the nation’s  politics, and the low involvement of women in the election  participation and their appointment into positions of  authority have created the politics of “near-exclusion” of  women in favour of their male counterpart in the past. It  therefore recommends among others the integration of  women into the political process in terms of their actual  involvement in public policy formulation and  implementation as basis for sustainable democracy and  development in Nigeria.