Vanguard IWD: Women move to challenge gender stereotypes
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By Ebunoluwa Sessou & Esther Onyegbula
Gender stereotypes have been identified as one of the factors militating against the rights of women and girls in Nigeria and the world at large. The big question is how to challenge different stereotypes against women. This issue was raised in the just-concluded Vanguard International Women’s Day held in Radisson Blu, Victoria Island, Lagos.
With the theme: Nigerian Women and COVID-19 Resilience, and the #Choose to Challenge, they spoke against all forms of stereotypes that women face on daily basis. In this extract, they have decided to challenge gender stereotypes.