NIGERIA: REPORT REVEALS SHARP GENDER DISPARITY IN TOP POSITIONS OF LEGAL PROFESSION

A new report by the International Bar Association (IBA), a global forum of lawyers, has revealed "a dearth of women" in top positions in the legal profession in Nigeria. According to the report by the Legal Policy & Research Unit of the IBA, which focuses on gender disparity in the Nigerian legal profession, only 33 per cent of senior judges in Nigeria's judiciary are women occupy. For the legal profession to achieve transformative change in the world, "issues relating to gender equality and empowerment must be prioritised and addressed.