Bernadette Deka-Zulu (PhD Researcher-Public enterprise)IntroductionProgressive economies have paid attention to the involvement of women in socio-economic matters and all levels of decision making. We cannot talk about women involvement in National matters without looking at fundamental variables such as; access to education and the right to learn.The recent grade nine exam results have caused an uproar in public spaces both in media and society at large. The released list of top 50 grade 9 results by the ministry of Education show that of the fifty (50) top pupils in the country; 41 are female and nine (9) males. This has caused controversy, some commentators saying “The disparities in results between the boys and girls is because of so much attention, policies and programs centered around the girl child and the neglect on boys”, and others saying free education is the cause of this disparity as only 9 pupils of the 50 represent government schools.To react to […]
EDUCATION FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC GROWTH: Girls taking lead as academic trendsetters? The case of the just released Grade 9 results
