Gender Mainstreamingand Tertiary Education in Nigeria:A Proposal to ReplaceStructuralViolencewith Peacebuilding

Evans, Oluwagbamila Ayeni, Ph.D and Niyi, Jacob Ogunode and Eze, Ifeoma Nonyelum (2024) Gender Mainstreamingand Tertiary Education in Nigeria:A Proposal to ReplaceStructuralViolencewith Peacebuilding. American Journal of Education and Evaluation Studies, 1 (2). pp. 31-40.

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Abstract

This paperdiscussesGender mainstreaming and tertiary institutions in Nigeria: A proposal to replace structural violence with peacebuilding. Gender mainstreaming is a gender-based proposal that is initiated to replace gender discrimination and structural violence withpeacebuilding. Gender mainstreaming is a proposal because it has not been embraced and accepted by all and sundry for effective implementation to achieve the purpose for which it was initiated.The paper employed documentary research methods; specifically the secondary data were collected from both print and online publications. The paper foundamong other things that; The study revealed thata reduction in gender inequality, implementation of gender programmesand policies, women'sinvolvement in decision-making on gender issues, empowerment of women in population and development activities in tertiary institutions and generation of reliable sex-disaggregated data are gender mainstreaming proposals that can enhance peacebuilding -where female gender have equal ability with their male counterpart to address their fundamental rights and human needs.Based on the findings of thisstudy, the paper recommendsamong other things thatthe Federal Government of Nigeria should work towards the reduction in gender inequality, implementation of gender programmesand policies, women'sinvolvement in decision-making on gender issues and generation of reliable sex-disaggregated data to reduce the level of gender discrimination, inequality and disaffection, to install peacebuilding.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	L Education > L Education (General) L Education > LD Individual institutions (United States) L Education > LT Textbooks
Divisions:	Postgraduate > Master's of Management
Depositing User:	Journal Editor
Date Deposited:	15 Jun 2024 04:21
Last Modified:	15 Jun 2024 04:21
URI:	http://eprints.umsida.ac.id/id/eprint/13800

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