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This study examined the Women Education and Political Participation: Challenges and Prospects in Nigerian Democracy. The acquisition of new knowledge in the life of an individual is very crucial to the level the individual will attain in life. It is the same when it comes to the amount of education that women acquired. The more knowledgeable a women is, the more she is able to dominate her environment. As the world is evolving so is learning. Learning does not end neither does it have limits. As long as a woman is determined, she can learn anything; even to any extent. One of the areas they can apply their knowledge is in the field of politics which hitherto has been seen as male territory. Women must come out and utilize their God-given potentials in politics. Their contributions are very essential which will go a long way in improving the society. Thus, one of the focuses of women education in present the dispensation should be in the area of empowering women in political participation.
Keywords: Education, women education, politics, political participation, human rights.
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