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About 7 in 10 Nigerians (66%) say there is no #GenderEquality in Nigeria. SE (78%) has the highest number of Nigerians who think so, in contrast the SW (48%) has the lowest number of Nigerians who think so.
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61% of Nigerians say women are NOT given equal opportunity as men in Politics. Similarly, in Family (57%) and Society (56%), Nigerians agree that women are NOT given equal opportunities.
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Interestingly, 54% of Nigerians identify that #GenderEquality is most encouraged in the Workplace.

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Majority of Nigerians (62%) believe gender should NOT be considered when deciding a leadership position and their major reasons were that Merit is all that matters (43%) and that all Humans are equal (29%). #IWD2020
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Differently, 38% of Nigerians believe gender SHOULD be considered when deciding a leadership position & their major reasons were; Gender sensitive positions (24%), Men are the head (20%), My religion does not agree (18%) & Women are too weak (18%).
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Furthermore, 7% also indicated that women are more compassionate about people and are smart in handling.
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44% of Nigerians in the North-East think there should be no gender equality in Nigeria. Interestingly the South-East has 43% of Nigerians who also hold the same position. #IWD
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Despite 73% of Nigerians who support #GenderEquality an alarming 65% believe nothing should be done about the status quo, Only 20% believe women should be given equal opportunity in governance and 15% think policies that support gender equality should be made. #IWD
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