The greatest achievement of any education system lies in its ability to harness and develop human capabilities indiscriminately. This paper aims to show that the development of capabilities is crucial in bolstering individual well-being while at the same time propelling human beings to function adequately at various levels in society. I argue that, for a symmetrical development of capabilities to be attained for all, institutionalised unfreedoms that are perpetuated through entrenched classism, racism and sexism need to be addressed. The claims in this paper respond to the dilemma of continued marginalisation of women in South African higher education by arguing that a capability approach (CA) to human development should be considered as a possible framework through which gender and gendering can be investigated and evaluated. The paper has adopted a critical exploration methodology in discussing theories of social justice and a capability approach to human development. The paper concludes that education is an essential component of human development that should be enjoyed by all regardless of their creed, gender, race or social class.

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与人类发展，社会正义和性别平等相交：一种能力选择

任何教育系统的最大成就都在于它能够不加选择地利用和发展人类的能力。本文旨在表明，能力的发展对于增进个人的福祉至关重要，同时又要推动人类在社会的各个层面上充分发挥作用。我认为，要使所有人的能力得到对称发展，就必须解决由于根深蒂固的阶级主义，种族主义和性别歧视而长期存在的制度化自由。本文的主张回应了南非高等教育中妇女持续边缘化的困境，认为应该将人类发展的能力方法（CA）视为可能的框架，通过该框架可以对性别和性别进行调查和评估。在讨论社会正义理论和人类发展的能力方法时，本文采用了一种批判性的探索方法。本文的结论是，教育是人类发展的重要组成部分，无论其信条，性别，种族或社会阶级如何，所有人都应享有教育。