Gender Mainstreaming and Tertiary Education in Nigeria: A Proposal to Replace Structural Violence with Peacebuilding

Abstract

This paper discusses Gender mainstreaming and tertiary institutions in Nigeria: A proposal to replace structural violence with peacebuilding. Gender mainstreaming is a gender-based proposal that is initiated to replace gender discrimination and structural violence with peacebuilding. Gender mainstreaming is a proposal because it has not been embraced and accepted by all and sundry for effective implementation to achieve the purpose for which it was initiated. The paper employed documentary research methods; specifically the secondary data were collected from both print and online publications. The paper found among other things that; The study revealed that a reduction in gender inequality, implementation of gender programmes and policies, women's involvement in decision-making on gender issues, empowerment of women in population and development activities in tertiary institutions and generation of reliable sex-disaggregated data are gender mainstreaming proposals that can enhance peacebuilding - where female gender have equal ability with their male counterpart to address their fundamental rights and human needs. Based on the findings of this study, the paper recommends among other things that the Federal Government of Nigeria should work towards the reduction in gender inequality, implementation of gender programmes and policies, women's involvement in decision-making on gender issues and generation of reliable sex-disaggregated data to reduce the level of gender discrimination, inequality and disaffection, to install peacebuilding..