Volltext herunterladen
(293.0 KB)
Zitationshinweis
Bitte beziehen Sie sich beim Zitieren dieses Dokumentes immer auf folgenden Persistent Identifier (PID):
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-67102
Export für Ihre Literaturverwaltung
Female autonomy and gender gaps in education in Pakistan
[Arbeitspapier]
Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
University of Cambridge, Faculty of Education, Research Consortium on Educational Outcomes and Poverty (RECOUP)
Abstract In this study we examine whether gender bias in education depends on the extent of female decision-making power. Household headship is used as a measure of female autonomy, with different types of households theorized to reflect varying degrees of female autonomy. Most female-headed-households in Pa... mehr
In this study we examine whether gender bias in education depends on the extent of female decision-making power. Household headship is used as a measure of female autonomy, with different types of households theorized to reflect varying degrees of female autonomy. Most female-headed-households in Pakistan are formed either because women are widowed or because husbands migrate. Women in male-headed-households are hypothesized to have least autonomy followed by married women heads whose migrant husbands may retain some decision-making power. Widow heads are hypothesized to have the greatest degree of autonomy among women in different households. The econometric findings suggest that married women heads gender-discriminate as much as male heads but that widow-heads have significantly lower bias against girls in enrolment decisions than male heads. The results also suggest that educated female heads gender differentiate less than both uneducated female heads and than male heads. The evidence suggests that households having better educated women with more independent status discriminate against the education of their daughters less than other households.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Bildung; Frau; Familie; sozioökonomische Faktoren; Mann; Geschlechterverhältnis; Kind; Bildungsverhalten; Pakistan; Einstellung
Klassifikation
Entwicklungsländersoziologie, Entwicklungssoziologie
Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Methode
empirisch
Freie Schlagwörter
female headship; autonomy; child education
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2007
Erscheinungsort
Cambridge
Seitenangabe
42 S.
Schriftenreihe
RECOUP Working Papers, 3
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung