An Assessment Of The Role Of Broadcast Media In Women Mobilization During The 2015 General Elections In Nigeria

CHAPTER ONE 1.0   Introduction         Women attempting to enter into politics in Nigeria face numerous obstacles. Those who have aspired to office must often deal with a lack of funds to run an effective campaign, a discriminative use of party zoning, low education and a slew of cultural and religious barriers. The marginalization of women in politics is certainly not new to Nigeria, having dated back to colonial times. In fact, women did not gain the right to vote until 1976. Though there was improvement in the mobilization of women in the 2007 general elections but in Nigerian politics, sex…