Abstract
Gender equity in education generates a push force that accelerates
progress across sectors and goals; thus sustainable development. Gender
equality constitutes central position in both national and international
programmes as an accelerator for achieving development. Women’s place in
national development appears subordinated. Thus, this study examined
gender equity in education in Nigeria and the impact on national
development. Specifically, the study sought to determine the degree of
women access to education, ascertain the impact of women education on
socio-economic development and determine the factors that constitute
barriers to women education in Nigeria. The study discovered that
educated women serve as stabilizing factor in national development and
recommended ‘soft competition technique’ as the approach that will grant
women the needed equity in national development in Nigeria.