Women Pharmacist Empowerment In Nigeria
There is an association in Nigeria for women pharmacists. It's members are women pharmacists from all fields of pharmacy. Their focus is to encourage women pharmacists to take up responsibility and roles in the profession. While there are many women pharmacists, there is a global trend especially in the United States of America (USA) where they don't take managerial roles or high paid positions. In other climes, they are not found in the workforce. Women pharmacist account for about 40 percent of the workforce in Nigeria. This is in sharp contrast to what is obtainable in other countries where women pharmacist are more than men pharmacist. Read Also: List of pharmacy association in Nigeria While other countries do well to find out the cause and how to solve it, the cause is glaring in Nigeria. Marriage, family, children, employers not wanting female pharmacists because of maternity leave and society pressure is to be blamed. Most times, they take maternity leave. These leaves...
