Women and security in Nigeria

The biological basis for women’s insecurity is their relative physical weakness and their major role as the gender responsible for the survival of the human race. These make them incapable of self defense in the face of stronger sex. This paper examined the role of women in National Security. It utilized secondary data from books, journals, write-ups by International Organizations to buttress the fact that women have always played significant roles in national security despite hindrances by culture and religion. Finally, the paper tries to outline the unique roles of women in national security which encompasses food security, economic security and political security and recommended the creation of a Ministry of Peace and Conflict Resolution which will be headed by a woman in order to reduce insecurity in the nation.