Gender Discrimination And Academic Achievement of Female Students In Some Selected Senior Secondary Schools In Karu Local Government Area, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Abstract- The purpose of the study was to find out the impact of gender discrimination on the academic achievement of female student; the study was carried out using five senior secondary schools in Karu LGA, Nasarawa State as case study ex-post facto research design was used for the study. Finding revealed that by overall performance, male students performed much better as compared to their female counterparts. Results shows, teacher’s negative attitudes and behaviors and, time wasting among girls, inadequate facilities, teacher’s dissatisfaction and lack of motivation in girls, irregular attendance to school by girls, low persistence and inferiority complex exhibited by female students were the factors responsible gender differences. According to the findings, the study recommends that; Training in gender sensitive techniques through workshops for teachers to change their attitudes and behaviours, parental involvement in encouraging girl children, as well as government effort to help schools acquire basic learning facilities, were among the recommendations arising from thestudy.

Keywords- Impact, Gender, Performance, Discrepancies, Gender discrimination, Academic achievement or (academic).