Christiane Amanpour is Chasing Down Misogny

This Friday 20^th October PM CNN Chief Correspondent Christiane Amanpour said millions of women World over  in all the professions from Law to Journalism  to civil society to actresses  have joined the global campaign against male harassers. How many Nigerian women are typing in the campaign hashtag being called upon on Facebook and Twitters to enable prosecution and possible jail term for harassers; if you have or if you are harassing any woman you are a criminal wherever you are you will go to jail.

 Women of courage kick against the ungodly faces of men who harass them in your workplace, in your professions in your careers and in the market place etc.  That culture of silence has not being of any use to the Nigerian Nation. Otherwise how come only 8% of Nigerian women are elected legislators etc.

How come you are grossly under-represented everywhere?.

How come you are QUIET?

SPEAK OUT!

Thank you.

Attorney Carole Ajie

Leadership & Advocacy for Women in Africa (LAWA) Fellow, Georgetown University Law Center Washington D.C