(Department of Guidance and Counselling, Nasarawa State University Keffi., 2013-04-11) Ugbe, Lucy Ungie-Ada
The paper looks at education as a tool for empowering Women towards the contribution
to National Reconstruction and Reformation of the Nigerian society. It observes that
the use of education as a tool for empowering women may be unrealistic given the
present situation in the Nigerian society. The argument here is that the elitist view of
education being the magic key to all problems is no longer realistic because no social
institution operates outside the social\ political or economic forces of the society. The paper
holds that in view of the numerous valuable contributions of women towards National
Reconstruction and Reformation of the Nigeria society at varying levels; they need to be
encouraged further by empowering them through education.