Gender gap in digital governance threatens inclusive development – CITAD

The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) has raised concerns implicit the debased practice of women successful enactment and decision-making positions crossed Nigeria’s accusation and communications exertion (ICT) sector, informing that the sex spread successful integer governance could undermine efforts to execute inclusive integer development.

In a connection issued to DAILY POST by its Gender Coordinator, Fatima Babakura, CITAD said findings from its probe connected women’s information successful integer policymaking revealed that women inhabit lone a tiny proportionality of enactment positions successful cardinal ICT institutions liable for shaping Nigeria’s integer translation agenda.

The organisation noted that the findings, published successful its survey titled A Head Count connected Women Participation successful Digital Policy Making successful ICT Related Agencies successful Nigeria, showed that women’s practice successful the boards and absorption structures of large ICT agencies remains importantly beneath the aspirations outlined successful Nigeria’s National Gender Policy.

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