WOMEN ENGAGEMENT IN DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTION PROCESS IN NIGERIA

Abstract

This paper on women engagement in development intervention process in Nigeria has the following objectives; to determine the need for empowering women to participate actively in the development of the nation and to determine their engagement and intervention role in the development process of the country. The study employed secondary source of methodology and contends that the girl child and women engagement and intervention process of development in any nation is inevitable. Findings reveal that women empowerment is necessary in the areas of unhindered access to quality education, socio-economic and political participation, and support for leadership positions, cultural transformation, and healthy living amongst others. It is discovered that inclusion of women in development activities will reduce inequality, enhance sustainable development when they are involved in policy design, plan, implementation, execution, and evaluation. It will equally reduce gender inequality and apathy. As critical stakeholders in a nation, women intervention in development process will propel economic growth, stability in policies, social transformation, and reduction in cultural and religious fanatics. Therefore the study concludes that for development to occur in any nation, women who constitute high population and vibrant should be in the nation’s development plans.