Political participation is at the heart of Democracy. The more people participate the more
legitimate a democratic government is. Though political participation is found to be liberal
and unrestrictive, research has shown that women who constitute more than half of the
Nigeria's national population continue to suffer marginalization and discrimination.
Empirical findings have revealed that women political participation in Ogun State remains at
a dismal level as it recorded less than 10% women representation in the state's parliament in
the 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2011 elections. The aim of the study, therefore, was to find out the
specific factors responsible for the low level of political participation of women in Ogun
State. The study generated both primary and secondary data. 200 questionnaires were
administered among women in Ogun State. The study discovered that measure directed
towards redressing the low political participation of women in the state will only be
superficial unless the factors that limit women's political empowerment are addressed.