Parental educational aspiration and gender inequality of rural children in Bangladesh: The role of parental attitudes of traditional gender role, gender biased capability, and gender

This study investigates how gender inequality in higher education is produced by the attitudes of parents in rural Bangladesh. To this end we examine (i) parental traditional gender role attitude, (ii) parental attitude toward girls’ capability and (iii) parental gender biased investment attitude as...

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Main Authors: Sarker, Shahidul Islam, Karim, A.H.M Zehadul, Abu Suffiun, Samrat Mohammad
Format: Article
Language:English
English
Published: Bridgewater State University 2017
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/57033/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/57033/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/57033/1/journal_of_int_women_study%20%281%29.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/57033/7/57033-Parental%20educational%20aspiration%20and%20gender%20inequality%20of%20rural%20children%20in%20Bangladesh_SCOPUS.pdf