Figure 8.2: Distribution of pharmacist workforce by gender in Nigeria (2009-2012) Source: FRN (2013). The distribution of labour participation by occupation and gender indicate that there is hardly any sector where women do not participate, and in most of these sectors, there are almost as many females as there are males (Table 8.8). Table 8.8 Distribution of labour participation in Nigeria by occupation and sex Source: Federal Government of Nigeria, 2008. Recent Interventions towards improving women’s employment opportunities These include:  The Nigerian Government conceptualized in 2011 the Community Service, Women and Youths Employment (CSWYE) Project under the social safety net programme of the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) as a short term intervention that engaged 164