An international charity organisation, Sightsavers said if women were employed at the same rate as men, Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product per capita would increase by 8.4 per cent from $1,596 to $1, 730, equivalent in an increase by at least N200,000 per capita.

Sightsavers said this in a statement on Saturday to commemorate the International Women’s Day themed, “Accelerate action.”

It said according to a World Bank report, global failure to close the gender employment gap could be costing some countries up to a fifth of their potential income.

It noted that the report highlights that three quarters of the total gains of closing this gap would be felt almost immediately, with the rest taking a generation.

“On International Women’s Day, and as global women and disability meetings approach, Sightsavers is calling for urgent action to boost women’s access to employment, especially those with disabilities, who face multiple barriers to financial independence,” it said.



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