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ABSTRACT
This study was intended to shed light on the impact of Women and leadership in Nigeria: A case study of Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as a Minister of Finance. There is no doubt that women still remain highly marginalized in all spheres of Nigeria's life. This is more glaring now when the proportion of men to women in politics and decision-making positions is compared. Several factors, which include socio-cultural practices, lack of finance and women empowerment, religious discrimination, lack of political funding, illiteracy and inadequate education, marginalization in political party hierarchy, patriarchy settings, early marriages, and stereotypical constraints among others, have been identified as inhibiting women's low participation in leadership and politics. There should be the inclusion of gender-sensitive provisions in the constitutions and manifestoes of parties. This will serve the purpose of mainstreaming gender into their activities.
