Women’s Perceptions of Effective Governance and Peace Building in Osun State, Nigeria
Abstract

There have been an upsurge in discussions concerning women’s emerging positions in decision-making frameworks for peace and security. Evidently women have progressively risen above their traditional roles and taken on more proactive peace building tasks, both as individuals and as members of organisations. The women folks are more likely than men to participate in informal reconciliation rather than a more formal process. Nevertheless, the
patriarchal nature of the Nigerian makes of difficult and challenging to sustain the increasing rate of female participation in the peacebuilding process. This makes peace building more difficult, particularly when it comes to the involvement of women as full participants in peace building. Regardless, the growing body of evidence suggests that including women in the peace process can
increase the likelihood of reaching an agreement while also increasing the longevity of the agreement. Hence, this study determined the level of involvement and the critical as well as meaningful inputs women have brought and are still bringing to Osun State through their peace building initiatives for sustainable
development and of course governance in the State. The study adopted the descriptive survey design in sampling the perception of 200 adult women about effective governance and peace building as well as their influence on the development of Osun State using a self-developed questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.80. Data collected were subjected to both descriptive and inferential statistics of mean, standard deviation and Linear correlation.

Citation
OGUNRIN, A. B. Ph.D. Women’s Perceptions of Effective Governance and Peace Building in Osun State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Industrial Education and Labour Relations, 5(1&2), 84-95.