…Engages presidency to advance parental leave reforms

The Women in Leadership (WIL) Coalition has called for gender-inclusive and family-friendly workplace reforms, including stronger parental leave policies to unlock Nigeria’s economic growth and competitiveness.

The Coalition also advocated for greater representation of women in leadership, which it considers critical to the national economic development of the country.

“Gender inclusivity is not just a social

issue. It is an economic imperative for Nigeria’s social economic development,” Amina Oyagbola, chairperson and founder, WISCAR, stated during a recent strategic advocacy visit to Hadiza Bala Usman, Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination.