Women, Education and Work in Nigeria

Autor/in	Anugwom, Edlyne E.
Titel	Women, Education and Work in Nigeria
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Reviews, 4 (2009) 4, S.127-134 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1990-3839
Schlagwörter	Postsecondary Education; Females; Labor Market; Foreign Countries; Educational Opportunities; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Human Resources; Employed Women; Equal Education; Gender Bias; Womens Education; Education Work Relationship; Access to Education; Social Attitudes; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Labour market; Arbeitsmarkt; Ausland; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Humankapital; 'Female employment; Women''s employment'; Frauenbeschäftigung; Geschlechterstereotyp; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung
Abstract	This paper examines the implication of the growing educational opportunities for women in Nigeria. Although bias has existed from the traditional Nigerian society against women, recent events especially in education reveal a conquering of this deep-rooted prejudice. Enrollment figures particularly in the last ten years show a remarkable bridging of the gap between the genders. In other words, more and more women are acquiring tertiary education. However, it is the contention of this paper that, in view of the needs of development, education acquired becomes meaningful when utilized in the labour sector. Against this realization, this paper argues that the number of women who have acquired tertiary education is disproportionate to the number involved in the labour sector. Thus, a significant number of women with tertiary education do not get involved in the labour process in Nigeria. Therefore, there is under utilization of manpower and a negative return to investment in human resources. Such factors as the patriarchal nature of the Nigerian labour market, women attitudinal and psychological dispositions, choice of marriage partners by women among others are identified as responsible for the marginal participation of women in the formal labour sector. As a result, there is need for education to address the imperatives of development by liberating women from unfounded and baseless myths or stereotypes that keep them away from labour participation. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10