To to understand why your effort counts in us attaining Gender Equality in Nigeria, you must first appreciate What Gender Inequality means.
Gender inequality refers to unequal treatment or perceptions of individuals based on their gender. It arises from differences in socially constructed gender roles as well as biologically through chromosomes, brain structure, and hormonal differences – Definitions.net
Gender Inequality- Legal, social and cultural situation in which sex and/or gender determine different rights and dignity for women and men, which are reflected in their unequal access to or enjoyment of rights, as well as the assumption of stereotyped social and cultural roles- https://eige.europa.eu/thesaurus/terms/1182
Gender Equality however, refers to all women and men having equal opportunities/ rights. When policies, politicians, researchers and activists refer to gender equality, they are not suggesting that everybody is or should be equal, but that everybody should have equal opportunities- Tavinstitute.org
Getting involved then means that you are able to identify scenarios that limit equal opportunities for women and the girl child who are at the receiving end of this subject. It means you are able to call it out for what it is seeing that you, whether a woman or man will most certainly not appreciate being denied an opportunity just because of your gender. It means you are able to draw the attention of others to the existence and inconsistency of this phenomenon.
By so doing, you are giving life again to Human development as against empowering just a particular gender.
Advocating Gender Equality is far from an effort in futility. It is rather a promising one that has brought to light the very ingrained ills perpetrated against the women and girl child in Nigeria. Conversations have been raised and has pushed for increased engagement on the subject hence creating room for more awareness and changes in limiting practices.
Imagine that everyone is able to identify these inequalities and calls them out, the change and inclusiveness we seek will no longer be far fetched. It is simple- Equal Opportunities with no hindrances nor limitations based on gender. This certainly in my mind is not too much to ask for…to think we have to ask, is a huge disappointment but please…do get involved as Nigeria needs this balance to thrive.
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