Women Education: Problems And Implications For Family Responsibility

WOMEN EDUCATION: PROBLEMS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR FAMILY RESPONSIBILITYCHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDYThe contention that there was a bias against women in traditional Nigerian society is too obvious to scholars of history of education in the country. That women are the subjects of a growing national and international interest is unquestionable (Sator, 1992; Ekejiuba, 1991; Okonjo, 1991) and this interest stems from the acute recognition that women are crucial to social and economic development.The barrier placed against women’s self-actualization especially in traditional Ni…