Skill Development, Gender Alignment and Regional Development In Nigeria: A Structural Functional Perspective

Human beings are unique from other mammals. They are in two genders, the male and the female. Both genders have both general and specific roles in the society. Environment is a major determinant of role play. However, in recent times both genders to perform most roles. The objective of the paper is to ascertain the best way for national investment and development; aligning genders to skill development or skill development to genders? How does aligning gender to skill development instead of skill development to gender leads to national development? The structural functional theory is utilized to explain the effect of the structure on the function of a policy or an institution. Data are collected through qualitative methods and documentary analysis used. The finding shows that whenever gender ascribed role is allowed, the outcome is usually efficient and if another gender is placed out of the role, the outcome becomes inefficient. Therefore, national and regional development will be attained when government policies aligned both genders to skills development instead of allowing environmental factors to condition skill development. Keywords: Economy, Development, Gender alignment, Policy, Skill acquisition