Abstract

Women’s issues are global and universal. Illiteracy and limited access to education keep women marginalized. Literacy empowers and it is the most important means through which women can be developed socially, politically and economically. This paper, therefore, examines literacy and development and discusses how literacy education can help in the development of women. The paper goes further to highlight the benefits of literacy education to women and concludes with some suggestions on how women development can be enhanced.

Highlights

  • In all countries of the world, education is recognized as the cornerstone for sustainable development for those who have been excluded from formal system of education and development

  • The International Women’s Year (1975), the United Nations Decade for Women (1976-1985), the World Conferences held at Mexico (1975) Copenhagen (1980), Nairobi (1985) and Beijing (1995), have all contributed to promoting gender equality and women empowerment

  • It is against this backdrop, that this paper examines women’s development through literacy education

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Introduction

In all countries of the world, education is recognized as the cornerstone for sustainable development for those who have been excluded from formal system of education and development. The International Women’s Year (1975), the United Nations Decade for Women (1976-1985), the World Conferences held at Mexico (1975) Copenhagen (1980), Nairobi (1985) and Beijing (1995), have all contributed to promoting gender equality and women empowerment. This was based in its belief that the full integration of women in all aspects of political, economical and social life, at the international, regional and national levels, is essential if the obstacles to the achievement of the goals and objectives of the Decade for women are to be overcome (Okojie, 2011). As noted earlier in this write-up, women form a high percentage of the population and majority of them are illiterates, for them to be able to participate meaningfully and effectively in development process, they need quality literacy education. The first section discusses the introduction, followed by the definition of development and the theoretical framework, developmental programmes for women, literacy as a tool for women development and benefits of literacy education

Development
Literacy as a Tool for Women Development
Women and Social Development
Women and Political Development
Women and Economic Development
The Benefits of Literacy Education on Women
Social Benefits
Economic Benefits
Political Benefits
Findings
Conclusion

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