Topic: Educational Rights of Girls
Country: Nigeria
Delegate Name: Caleb Welsh
School: Mattawan High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Nigeria position papers GLIMUN 2013 committees
Throughout history, men and women have not been equals. Men hunted, women cooked and looked after children. Men worked, women took care of the home. Both of these jobs share key roles in the society that they took place in. It is common that in many nations, men attend school, and women learn how to take care of the house. Now, the availability for women to attend places of education is an issue that must be brought up at the United Nations.
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has a traditional and longstanding position on the availability for the education of women. In Nigeria, the education of women isn't valued highly. Women don't need to gain an education or be literate in order to tend to a home or have children. While education is offered freely to all men and women, only 27% of women in the nation attend secondary school. The nation's law should not be based on the nation, but as the cultural area that it is located. If it is tradition to have the men attend school and the women not, then that should be practiced.
As a nation with a free, government supported educational system, the Federal Republic of Nigeria will not stand in the way of a potential resolution. Women should have the opportunity to attend school, and do in Nigeria; however, there should be no penalty for not providing the proper education to women. In addition, Nigeria will not agree with the forced education of all women, for it is dependent on culture.
