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

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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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

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

Publisher

International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)

Date

2015

Language

English

URL

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

Citation

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,” 

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