HARNESSING GENDER EDUCATION: OVER-COMING BARRIERS TO GIRLS EDUCATION IN TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TRAINING (TVET) IN NIGERIA

BY

DR. NTOR-UE, JOANAH GBENEKANU
Department Of General Studies
Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic,
Rumuola, Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

Abstract

This paper discussed harnessing gender education: for overcoming barriers to girls’ education in TVET in Nigeria. It makes an attempt to discuss how the male gender education especially in TVET concept in Nigeria was dominated over the female gender. It further discussed on how African tradition in the olden days have posed some barrier to girls education mostly in science and technology. Girls were underrepresented in major occupation related to technical, vocational and educational training (TVET) concept in Africa. Some definition of terms like sex, sex role, sex-link, gender, gender role and gender stereotyping on female gender as related to career by traditional and religious beliefs were discussed. Impediments to the provision of vocational education to the female in Nigeria were examined. Factors that hinder female performance on TVET concept were analyzed. Way forward and the recommendation were made following by conclusion of the work.

Keywords: Harnessing gender education, Overcoming barrier, Technical vocation