Is There Need for Integrating Feminist Moral Framework in Nigerian Educational Policy

Abstract

This paper highlights the non-integration of the moral framework in Nigerian educational policy, and non-integration is not a significant barrier to achieving gender equality in education. It explores that the non-integration will not bring negative consequences to the societal inequities. Since women in Nigeria are allowed to attend schools at any level, and having education will give women the courage to protest/fight for any kind of opportunities to empower women. It further explains that our schools already have feminist moral concern on gender discrimination and other gender related abuses, thereby most of the abuses and discriminations against women are tackled by the institutions in Nigeria. While integrating the feminist values into the educational policy would be a duplication of women's values, as the school’s curriculum and methodologies are more inclusive to cater to not only women but also people with disabilities. Therefore, allowing women to have full access to education would enable them to fight for their rights at any level, and that may fast-track the realization of national and international gender-related initiatives.