The need for a national legislation for the protection of women from workplace discrimination in Nigeria: Lessons from the existing UK legal framework

Okongwu, Onyeka C. (2025) The need for a national legislation for the protection of women from workplace discrimination in Nigeria: Lessons from the existing UK legal framework. International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 25 (3). pp. 313-330. ISSN 1358-2291

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Abstract

Sex discrimination is a barrier to female progression in the workplace. Nigeria, a member nation of the United Nations is committed to the elimination of all forms of discrimination
against women and have adopted the Sustainable Development Goals to achieve gender equality. This study will examine the legal framework on sex discrimination in Nigeria to
determine the suitability of the available laws in protecting women when they have become victims of sex discrimination at work. In doing this, the study will analyse the current situation of women in Nigeria and some of the practices that discriminate against them and will highlight the need for a robust law to protect them and promote equality.
The study will also examine the legal framework of the United Kingdom sex discrimination laws as a benchmark and with a view for learning lessons from the United Kingdom.
The study found that the existing sex discrimination laws in Nigeria are inadequate to protect women and girls, highlighting the need for robust national legislation to safeguard them when they become victims of workplace discrimination. The study proposes enacting comprehensive legislation for effective implementation and enforcement, along with adopting non-policy measures to eliminate discrimination and promote workplace equality.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information and Comments:	© The Author(s) 2025. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits any use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access page (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage).
Faculty / Department:	Faculty of Business, Law and Criminology > School of Law and Criminology
Depositing User:	Onyeka Okongwu
Date Deposited:	22 May 2026 09:13
Last Modified:	22 May 2026 09:13
URI:	https://hira.hope.ac.uk/id/eprint/4906

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