65 MEDITERRANEAN PUBLICATION AND RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL – HSS VOL. 4 NO.2 MAR-2018 ISSN: 1021-3197 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Prof. A.I. Mteiye [MALAWI] MANAGING THE CHALLENGES OF GENDER MARGINALIZATION FOR SUSTAINABLE EDUCATIONAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SUB-SAHARAN REGION: IMPLICATION FOR MANAGEMENT AND COUNSELLING *EBUK, LOVE (Ph.D) & **ISAIAH IORNENGE SHAMO *Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Education, University of Abuja, Abuja **Department of Guidance and Counselling, Faculty of Education, University of Abuja, Abuja. Abstract his paper focused on managing the challenges of gender marginalization for sustainable growth and development: implication for management and counselling. This investigation was carried out in secondary schools in Akwa Ibom State. Survey research design was used for the study, this design helped the researchers to sample representatives from the large population (Nakpodia, 2010). The population of the study was 24 secondary schools and 24 principals in Uyo senatorial district of Akwa-Ibom State. The sample of the study was 24 secondary schools and 24 principals considered through purposive sampling technique. The questionnaire was validated by experts in the Department of Educational Administration and Foundation, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. The reliability of the instrument was T MPRI-JCER INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY EDUCATION RESEARCH VOL. 10 NO.8 DEC-2019 ISSN: 2763-4216 KEYWORDS: Challenges, Gender Marginalization, Sustainable Educational Growth and Development, Sub- Saharan Region