For my Equal Measures 2030 fellowship project, I chose the gender gap in the Nigerian National Assembly. The subject interests me because representation affects whose experiences enter public decisions. But by election day, many choices have already shaped who gets the chance to compete. We need to look at those earlier stages too. …

During a programme in 2023, we explained that it was time for Friday prayer. The organisers paused proceedings so we could attend and return, even though we were a minority in the room. I appreciated that consideration. It made inclusion something I could experience, rather than a word in an invitation. Other people's needs dese…