The Political Economy Analysis (PEA) of the Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria Project

Why does Nigeria rank 179th out of 185 countries for women in elected office, even though women make up nearly half the country’s registered voters? This report has the answer, and it isn’t the one you’d expect.

The RWVL Nigeria Baseline Political Economy Analysis (PEA) Report, developed under ActionAid Nigeria’s Renewed Women’s Voice and Leadership project, draws on almost 9,000 stakeholders, 27 key informant interviews, and 28 focus group discussions across nine states and the FCT. It maps exactly where women are locked out of political, economic, and social power in Nigeria, and why.

For Women’s Rights Organisations, Networks, Movements, and HRDs, this is more than a research document. It’s evidence you can bring into your own advocacy: the numbers behind financial exclusion, informal political gatekeeping, zone-by-zone barriers, and where the biggest openings for change actually are.

📥 Download the full report below and put the evidence to work.