The Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and its federal capital territory, Abuja. “Nigeria is made up of three large ethnic groups – Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba and Igbo – who represent 70% of the population. Another 10% includes several other groups that have more than 1 million members each, including Kanuri, Tiv and Ibibio. More than 300 smaller ethnic groups account for the remaining 20% ​​of the population” (Federal Republic of Nigeria, 2012). In 2012, a census reported the demographics of Nigeria's population as 85,420,192 men and 84,703,548 women (Index Mundi, 2012). Trade forms a very important part of the Nigerian economy and the United States is its number one trading partner. Dominated by oil and other natural resources, this excessive trade and the overall sustainability of the population requires labor. Despite this need for a workforce, however, Nigeria suffers from a growing national unemployment rate of approximately 20%, with an overall unemployment rate for women of 24.9% (National Bureau of Statistics, 2010). In Nigeria, women have the highest unemployment rate than men. This is responsible for several factors in Nigerian culture, Geert Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions portrayal of power distance, masculinity/femininity and uncertainty avoidance, which are a source of this cultural influence. Covering the three dimensions mentioned above will attribute how Nigerian culture has shaped the country to its past and present male-dominated state and provide insight into how women play a role in the economy. Additionally, it provides a video interview of a Nigerian woman, Akaninyene Umo, who has experience of living in a poor town of......middle of paper......July 2). Nigeria Demographic Profile 2013. Retrieved from Index Mundi: http://www.indexmundi.com/nigeria/demographics_profile.html National Bureau of Statistics. (2010). Workforce statistics. National Bureau of Statistics.Onyejeli, N. (July 2010). Nigeria Workforce Profile. The Sloan Center on Aging and Work; Boston College.Satwinder Singh, R. S. (2011). Motivation to become an entrepreneur: A study on Nigerian women's decisions. African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 19. Hofstede Center. (2013). Dimensions. Retrieved from the Hofstede Center: http://geert-hofstede.com/dimensions.htmlThe Hofstede Center. (2013). Nigeria. Retrieved from Hofstede Center: http://geert-hofstede.com/nigeria.htmlUmo, A. (2013, November 22). Nigerian women in the workplace. (AA II, interviewer) YouTube, Inc. Richmond. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/3R1q4czkeiM