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People will say terrible things about you, especially in our part of the world where strong, intelligent women breaking the ranks and cracking the glass ceiling is considered against the norm. Your greatest critics will come from your inner circle – close friends, family, immediate bosses and even yourself.

— Olufunke Baruwa

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Success or leadership is not limited to a particular gender.

You don’t sit in the comfort of your home and complain that governance is excluding women.So we are encouraging young women to participate in governance.

Every party wants to put its best foot forward, and we are not sure that many are going to put women forward

"We need to change the way we bring up women; otherwise Nigeria will not grow; when you educate a woman, you educate a nation".

I believe African women are burdened by the weight of patriarchy, misinterpretation of religious tenets and a culture that has refused to grow beyond the Stone Age.

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