ASEESSMENT AND SUMMARY OF GENDER IN THE JUDICIAL SECTOR OF NIGERIA

The aim of this assessment is to interrogate to what extent the legal, policy, practices, and institutional frameworks
flowing from the UNSCR and the NAP have coalesced towards fulfilling their underlying principles. Anchoring its probe on the judiciary,
this study examines the levels and quality of gender awareness, representation and participation, the extent of gender sensitivity, responsiveness and mainstreaming, as well as the existence of internal mechanisms to prevent, detect and address gender discrimination in the recruitment, performance and advancement of women in the judicial sector.