Empowerment of women through literacy education: some issues for Nigeria’s consideration

Author/s: A. Okediran and M.G. Olujide

Edition: Volume 46, Number 1, April 2006

Summary: This paper examines the status of women in the pre- and post-independent era in Nigeria and in contemporary society. It explores the introduction of western general forms of dichotomies, discriminations and apathy that general education has caused in their life, and brought about patriarchal knowledge and man’s domination and control of all spheres of knowledge, work, religion, laws, processes and which have engendered societal disempowerment of women. The paper thus advances adult and non-formal education and counselling programs as tools for empowering women. It also reviews the problems faced by women in society and proffers adult and non-formal education and counselling education strategies as solutions capable of propelling them to contribute their quota to the socio-economic and political development of the nation.

Keywords: women, Nigeria, literacy, general education, non-formal education

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