Girls are Like Leaves on the Wind: How gender expectations impact girls' education - a closer look from West Nile, Uganda

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Girls are Like Leaves on the Wind: How gender expectations impact girls' education - a closer look from West Nile, Uganda

Description

This report examines the factors that contribute to girls ages 14 through 18 dropping out of school in two regions of West Nile, Uganda: Adjumani and Arua. The report examines the complex factors that determine school dropout among girls, highlighting the ways in which gendered expectations and norms may influence girls’ education.

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Kirsten Stoebenau, Ann Warner, Jeffrey D. Edmeades and Magnolia Sexton

Publisher

International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)

Date

2015

Language

English

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https://www.icrw.org/publications/girls-are-like-leaves-on-the-wind/

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girls are like leaves.pdf

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Kirsten Stoebenau, Ann Warner, Jeffrey D. Edmeades and Magnolia Sexton, “Girls are Like Leaves on the Wind: How gender expectations impact girls' education - a closer look from West Nile, Uganda,” Women's Knowledge Digital Library, accessed April 24, 2024, https://womensdigitallibrary.org/items/show/842.

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