Nigerian Women in Diaspora Leadership Forum international seminar
Marking International Women’s Day, NWIDLF charged its members to push the boundaries on gender equality by refusing to accept glass ceilings.
The Nigerian Women in Diaspora Leadership Forum (NWIDLF) held an international seminar in central London on 10 March 2018 to mark International Women’s Day, charging its members to push gender equality to the next level.
Speakers included Councillor Soraya Adejare, Speaker of Hackney; Florence Eshalomi AM, London Assembly Member for Lambeth and Southwark; and Ivana Bartoletti, chair of the Fabian Women’s Network. NWIDLF president Susan Fajana-Thomas noted that a century after women won the vote, they must now demand to be voted for in equal numbers.
“Never let anyone else determine your value or your worth,” said Councillor Adejare. “If we women want decisions that will favour us, we need to get involved in the political process.”
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