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In 2017 Hon. Beni Lar spoke as the House Chair for the Science and Technology Committee and urged for the advancement of sustainable, reliable power for Nigeria. She also has advocated for the option for students to choose what kind of religion they would like to learn about in school, rather than having a predetermined requirement. She presented this to the House and it was passed in part because of her point that because Nigeria is a secular state, religion and national values should be separated.

Lar is currently running for the 2019 House reelection.

Lar has been used as an example for strong women in government, although some argue that it was because of her privilege as her father's heir that granted her this power. She has advocated for more women in government and is part of a new trend of more women in government than ever before following Nigeria's independence in 1914.

She has advocated for women's rights such as age of women to marry, abortion rights, and had a hand in the bills: The abolition of all forms of discrimination against women in Nigeria and other matters bill, and the Gender and Equal Opportunities Bill.

This is a link to a picture that I think should be added. It is featured on most news stories involving Lar so it is a familiar picture and is used professionally

https://leadership.ng/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/d3cc37fc-hon-beni-lar.jpg

This link is for the article it is featured on because I don't know how to upload an image without it being flagged for copyright so

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This is an academic article that uses Beni Law as an example of a powerful, educated women in Nigeria. They use her as an example that because of low literacy rates in Nigeria, the women who are in power got there because of their father or husband and their money. It is kind of neutral because there are facts, but it is arguing for women's literacy and saying how it is or isn't working, so kind of neutral. This is from Common Wealth of Learning which I don't think is backed by a paywall and is fine to use as a reference.

ODL, an Imperative to Women’s Educational Status and National Development: A Study of Bende Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria

written by Okoronkwo, Patience N.

http://dspace.col.org/bitstream/handle/11599/2005/2013_Okoronkwo_StudyOfBende.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y

(2)

This article is from the Nigerian Communications journal and is about the newspaper coverage on women in politics in the 2011 campaign. It says that out of the over 400 articles written, less than 100 were about women, and women like Beni Lar won, so the numbers of coverage was definitely not representative of the campaign. It cites Beni Lar as one of the people who won.

Newspaper Coverage of Women's Participation in the 2011 General Elections in Nigeria

Written by Kehinde Oyesomi and Olusola Oyero

http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/1011/1/Newspaper%20Coverage%20of%20Women%27s%20Participation.pdf

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This paper is an analysis for participation of women in government, a case study in Nigeria. It references Beni Lar as someone who has lead organizations to get more women in government and critique where power lies. It is peer reviewed from an international journal and has a free download.

Written by Ihemeje Godwin

The Need for Participation of Women in Local Governance: A Nigerian Discourse

https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1084169.pdf

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This is a paper written that is from a speech a professor gave about women in government in Nigeria. Beni Lar is cited for being one of these representatives. The article is about breaking patriarchy and about how these women have a part in doing that.

Oyeweso, Siyan. "Breaking the yoke of patriarchy: Nigerian women in the various professions, politics and governance, 1914–2014." Text of the lecture delivered at the National Conference of Association of Women Judges of Nigeria (NAWJN), 2014.

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This one is written by a professor of sociology and anthropology in Niger and is about women's participation in politics. I don't know if it is peer reviewed because it is from wordpress, but it is written by a scholar and has many references that are reputable and valid. The author references Beni Lar as part of the influx of women in Nigeria in 2011 that ran compared to the low numbers of women since Nigeria's independence in the mid 1900s. It seems reputable and the sources for it certainly are. I think it is non biased because there are facts, but it could be not neutral because the author of course is arguing for more women in politics.

Institutionalization of Fund and Women Participation in Politics in Yenagoa

written by Dogood Izibeweulum H

https://korisamuel.wordpress.com/2015/10/25/institutionalization-of-fund-and-women-participation-in-politics-in-yenagoa/

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This article is about the role of religion in women's movements. Beni Lar is cited for being on women's affairs committees. There is a big block quote from her for arguing that the reason some bills are not being passed is because men think that it is giving women too many rights and how this is based in their (the men)'s religion. She speaks about the age of women to get married and abortion rights. The organizations she was a part of is also related to the bill: The abolition of all forms of discrimination against women in Nigeria and other related matters bill.

The Role of Religion in Women's Movements: The Campaign for the Domestication of of the CEDAW in Nigeria

Para-Mallam, Oluwafunmilayo J., et al. "Religions and Development."

birmingham.ac.uk

everything in the article is relevant, there just is not enough information. it is out of date because the most recent citation and reporting is from 2014 and she is still alive and doing things. there needs to be updated information, more information, and a picture. it's pretty neutral because there isn't really anything there anyway and there are just facts. most of the links work, citation number 7 link does not work. all of the sources are from news sites which would not be neutral but they are prefaced with saying they are quotes or appearances so i don't know where they would get scholarly articles anyway. There is no conversation going on except one person added a citation.