Women/Girl-child Education as a Means of Improving Women Participation in Politics
- April 10, 2020
- Posted by: RSIS
- Categories: Education, IJRISS
International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS) | Volume IV, Issue III, March 2020 | ISSN 2454–6186
Women/Girl-child Education as a Means of Improving Women Participation in Politics
Zuwaira Ahmed, ABDULLAHI
Foundations Department, School of Education, Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare, Bauchi State, Nigeria
Abstract: – Educating Women/Girl-child and ensuring that they participate in all facets of national development including politics has become an issue of global concern. For women to play their roles effectively in all sectors of development therefore they need to acquire some knowledge to keep them conversant and abreast with developmental issues. The recognition that women make tremendous contribution to national development just like men has attracted the attention of the world leaders on how best they can be given the right type of education to enable them make an impact on the political situation of a country at whatever level. Politics being one of the developmental sectors in every nation needs the participation and contribution of this significant group of people, yet they are the most neglected group of individuals in the political proceeding of most nations. In view of this therefore the paper will focus and examine the factors that lead to poor participation of women in politics. Necessary recommendations will then be proffer on how to eliminate disparity in access to education and political bias as well as how to strengthen and increase women participation in politics.
Keywords: Women/Girl-child Education, Participation, Politics.
I. INTRODUCTION
Education is an instrument of achieving national objectives (Federal Republic of Nigeria 2004). This is because education is the means of acquiring competence traits, abilities, and skills necessary for effective performance and participation in all areas of life. It is an acceptable fact that the social, Economic, and political advancement of any nation is to a large extent dependent on the level of education of its citizens. Access to education will give innumerable benefits to the individual and greater economic development as well as wider opportunity to participate in politics (Rita, 2015). It is in the realization of this fact that the international community and government all over the world have made enormous commitments for citizens both male and female to have access to education.
