(7 Mar 2025)
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Lagos – 7 March 2025
1. Various of women arriving at the venue of International Women’s Day
2. Various of women dancing inside the venue of the International Women’s Day event
3. Wide of women with a backdrop of ‘2025 International Women’s Day”
4. Mid of women at the International Women’s day
5. Various of women dancing inside the venue of the International Women’s Day event
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Fabayo Temiloluwa, social worker:
"Women need to be more intentional in getting involved. Especially when it comes to politics, because society tends to shut down women, reduce their voices. So, women need to be more intentional, get more informed, be more active in politics."
7. Various of women dancing while at the International Women’s Day parade
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Debbie Ajayi, office manager:
"When you go into an office and you see men and you begin to think that because they are men, they will treat you as a woman, then you have an issue as a woman. But when you walk into that office and you know that you are a human being, and you see other men like human beings, and no matter what they say, you don’t allow the gender thing come in, you will be treated well. Most of our problems actually comes from us. I know that we are been victimized by the men, but I know that the woman with a sound mindset will do more, work more and relate better with men."
9. Various of women at the International Women’s day
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Azezat Damilola-Owonla, civil servant:
"Women need to most especially, not shy away from so many things that they see as obstacles, and we shouldn’t show vulnerability, and we should try as much as possible to position ourselves in good light."
11. Various of women dancing while having an International Women’s Day parade
STORYLINE:
Thousands of women in Nigeria marked International Women’s Day in Lagos on Friday with a joyful celebration.
Many women gathered wearing purple clothing as they danced and carried banners commemorating women’s achievements.
The campaign theme for this year, “Accelerate Action," aligns with the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a landmark global framework for women’s rights.
Besides celebrating, the event also brought about some reflection.
Social worker Fabayo Temiloluwa said the day reminds her that when it comes to politics in Nigeria, “society tends to shut down women, reduces their voices. So, women need to be more intentional, get more informed, be more active in politics."
The United Nations recognized International Women’s Day in 1977, but the occasion has its roots in Labour movements of the early 20th century.
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