There’s a quiet contradiction playing out in Nigeria today; we increasingly believe women can lead, yet our systems still don’t fully reflect that belief. Drawing from the 2025–2026 Reykjavik Index for Leadership, Niyi Yusuf, ALIWA Class V Fellow (Karfi Kuo), in this piece, opines that from boardrooms to the legal profession, the gap between potential and opportunity remains wider than it should be, and it’s costing us more than we think.
He invites us to reflect on the role we each play in shaping that reality. What does it look like to move beyond agreement to action? Where are the subtle structural barriers within our own spheres of influence, and how might we begin to shift them?
It’s a thoughtful look at leadership as shared responsibility, and a reminder that creating space for others ultimately strengthens the institutions and outcomes we all care about.
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