Education and Women’s Socio-Political Development in Nigeria: An Overview
Keywords:
Education, Development, Women’s Development, Socio-Economic DevelopmentAbstract
The clamour for effective collaboration between men and women and social development has occupied a center stage in virtually all national and international conferences in the 21st Century. Women can hardly contribute meaningfully to social development amidst indefatigable barriers erected by cultural values. This paper therefore focused on the role of education in women’s socio-political development particularly in Nigeria. The paper revealed that in spite of the agitation for inclusive education and the 35% affirmative action in Nigeria, traditional belief/cultural status and perception of the women, gender discrimination, early marriage, poverty, child abuse, marginalization of women are still insurmountable. Based on these findings, recommendations were made.
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