Indigenous Education Against Gender Equality in Cameroon

Ngwabienwu John Tumbuh (PhD)
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Ngwabienwu John Tumbuh (PhD): University of Bamenda, Faculty of Education Department of foundations of Education

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2022, vol. 6, issue 6, 828-832

Abstract: Indigenous education is not a feature, common only in Cameroon, but in other African countries and across the world. Indigenous knowledge is passed on from one generation to the other both in formal and informal setting. In communities in Cameroon, gender inequality is the order of the day. The characteristics of indigenous education, varied from one community to the other. Traditional societies and their traditional practices are eminent in determining and respecting the rights of all. Some of these practices discriminate against women and girls, one sex superior and another inferior within the same community. The question here is, why can gender equality not be achieved in the trans-generational transmission of knowledge? In this article, some reasons why it is difficult to achieve gender equality are advanced, recommendations are also made on recognizing women, men, girls and boys as agent of development and narrowing the gender gaps existing.

Date: 2022
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