Religious and cultural issues in gender equity: implication for science Eudcation

Abstract

Education and Culture of any country determine its developmental rate. Culture affects the way women participate in social, physical and psychologically oriented functions. This paper reviews the status of women in science and technology education, discusses the religious and cultural impediments on women in science and technological education, pointing out the effect this cultural dogma has on the scientific and technological growth of women in particular and the country at large. The author views the contentious stereotype of women psychic under-development as unfounded as facts on ground revealed that a lot of women have excelled in different sciences and technology oriented disciplines and have displayed such skills at different national and international fora. It is also the view of this paper that for women to further appreciate the need to embrace science and technology education effort should be made to debunk the culturally indeed stereotypes that science and technology education is best reserved for the males. Further recommendations on this line were made.