Alabi Olajumoke O, Mkpado Mmaduabuchukwu C, Ajala Abiodun O, Ifejirika Chika A, Ngwube Arinze, Egbo Ken Amaechi, Aniobi Sunday C, Mkpado Ndidiamaka S, Mmaduakor Chika, Sani Tanko P, Ogunjimi Sunday I, Fasoranti Olayiwola, Idris Saifullahi
Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Department of Agribusiness Management, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.
Heliyon. 2024 Sep 27;10(19):e38636. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e38636. eCollection 2024 Oct 15.
The role of education in abolishing cultural practices that encourage gender inequality needs consistent evaluation for inclusive, responsive policy development and implementation in a dynamic society. Eliminating masculine gender hegemony may result in attainment of international commitments like gender equality and poverty eradication. Reexamining the role of education in reducing gender inequality in patriarchal societies can highlight critical issues needing policy actions for attainment of sustainable development goals. The objectives of the study were to examine effects of education on marital and family life, income and access to land resources by male and female, as well as the effects of education on girl child education. The hypotheses that guided the study were: parents' education attainment increases girl child education opportunity; education attainment reduces male-female income gap and education attainment increases women access to land. The study was conducted in Southwest Nigeria. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to collect primary data from 720 households using a well-structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square and Pearson Correlation tests. Results showed significant disparity among men, women, girls and boys education attainments. Significantly, male have more access to land and other resources than female. The work discussed implications of the existing gender disparity despite efforts to bridge the gap and noted effects of education in reducing the gaps and ensuring gender equality. The paper is optimistic that terminating gender inequality as education policy can significantly improve girl child education, reduce girls' marriages, improve marital life, increase females' income and access to information as well as land resources.
在一个动态社会中，为了制定和实施具有包容性、响应性的政策，需要持续评估教育在消除鼓励性别不平等的文化习俗方面所起的作用。消除男性性别霸权可能有助于实现性别平等和消除贫困等国际承诺。重新审视教育在减少父权制社会中性别不平等方面的作用，可以凸显出为实现可持续发展目标而需要采取政策行动的关键问题。本研究的目的是考察教育对婚姻和家庭生活、男性和女性的收入及土地资源获取的影响，以及教育对女童教育的影响。指导本研究的假设是：父母的教育程度提高女童的教育机会；教育程度缩小男女收入差距；教育程度增加女性获得土地的机会。该研究在尼日利亚西南部进行。采用多阶段抽样程序，使用结构良好的问卷从720户家庭收集原始数据。使用描述性统计、卡方检验和皮尔逊相关检验对数据进行分析。结果显示男性与女性、女童与男童的教育程度存在显著差异。值得注意的是，男性比女性更容易获得土地和其他资源。这项研究讨论了尽管努力缩小差距但现有性别差异的影响，并指出了教育在缩小差距和确保性别平等方面的作用。本文乐观地认为，将消除性别不平等作为教育政策可以显著改善女童教育、减少女童早婚、改善婚姻生活、增加女性收入以及获取信息和土地资源的机会。
