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Article Title: Gender Enrolment in Post-Primary Public Schools in Rivers State, Nigeria: Implication for Capacity Building
by Abosede Ajoke Arokoyu

Abstract:
This study sought to call attention to the systematic exclusion of half of Nigeria's population from effective participation in national development on the basis of sex. The paper therefore discussed the various ways by which the girl-child is being discriminated against and established the disparities between the boy-child and the girl-child in terms of acceptance at birth, enrolment in school and employment into civil service. This research is an exploratory survey which made use of data collected from Rivers State ministry of education and Rivers State Central Statistical Agency. On analysis using frequency counts and percentages, the two research questions raised in the study were substantively answered as the findings revealed that seventeen (17) local government areas out of twenty three (23) had larger number of male student enrolment. So also, table 2 on gender employment indicated that twenty (20) out of twenty three (23) major Rivers State Public Service were dominated by males. Hence, it was recommended that a girl-child should be held in high esteem, just as the boy-child by all and sundry in all facets of life. Above all, the paper advocate equal access and inclusive education system in which the presentation of curricula materials is not gender biased.

Keywords: capacity building, enrolment disparity, gender discrimination, inclusive education, public schools.

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