Securing women’s education for sustainable economic development in Rivers State

Abstract

The paper focuses on securing women‟s education for sustainable economic development in Rivers State. The concepts of education,  woman, and women‟s education were explained. The meanings of sustainable development, the role of women in ensuring sustainable  development, and factors hindering the education of women in Rivers State were highlighted. Ways to improve the education of women  and women‟s contribution to economic married. development in Rivers State was equally examined. It was therefore recommended that  for women to acquire formal education, the government should formulate at various levels, proper laws and policies to defend their  rights and privileges. There should be aggressive reorientation towards the education of the girl child, sensitization of female education  and role modeling technique for mentorship should be sustained. There should be adequate provision of facilities/ infrastructures and  equal access to education for the girl child. Sex education should be part of the curriculum to avoid teenage pregnancy and the Rivers  State House of Assembly should make stringent laws on the age at which a girl child should get.