According to the 2025 Global Gender Gap Report, Nigeria has reached its highest-ever female labour force participation at 95.6%, marking a major step in closing the gender gap despite mixed overall performance.

On Women’s Equality Day 2025, whose theme is Standing out, Speaking up, and Breaking the status quo. We have a conversation with our guests, Ijeoma Thomas-Odia, Editor, Guardian Woman, and Temitope A. Famuyantan, fashion enthusiast, vlogger, on how women are breaking the work barrier.