The International Women’s Society has learnt its voice to call for an end to the culture of rape and stigmatization of rape victims just as it also calls for more to call for fair representation of women in public leadership in Nigeria.
This call was made recently at the presentation of the association’s mid-term report in Lagos at its’s Skills and Acquisition Centre in Lagos. Founded in 1957, the IWS is populated by a group of public spirited women who have dedicated to championing the cause of women and youths in line with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
IWS Nigeria channels her empowerment drive through adult literacy, skills and acquisition, scholarship, orphanage home, widows trust funds and lots more. All these are part of the organization’s visions to build a better society where poverty will be severely minimized.
Speaking against rape culture, Ngoli Ogbolu, the 62nd President said, “It touches at the very core of our being for somebody to desecrate our bodies and so we don’t want it for any other person. We decry it and we hope that the government would bring it to sharp focus and provide institutional support that will help stem the tide of rape.”
While calling for fair representation of women, Ogbolu called for legislation that will ensure more women are involved in the fabric of public leadership. “It is not enough to empower women. The game-changer is to provide legislation that will ensure women are accounted for in positions of power. This will put women in position to best look after their women-folk. We are looking at a situation where 50% make up the population of Nigeria.
