Factors Associated with Educational and Career Aspirations of Young Women and Girls in Sierra Leone

Empirical data on the aspirations of young women and girls in post-conflict settings are scarce. This article analyses the factors associated with the educational and career aspirations of 2,473 young women and girls in Sierra Leone. Findings indicated that over three-quarters of our sample aspired...

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Main Authors:	Allmang, Skye, Rozhenkova, Veronika, Khakshi, James Ward, Raza, Wameq, Heymann, Jody
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2022
Subjects:	EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATION YOUNG WOMEN POST-CONFLICT SETTING GENDER CAREER ASPIRATIONS
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36854

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spelling	okr-10986-368542022-01-28T16:15:38Z Factors Associated with Educational and Career Aspirations of Young Women and Girls in Sierra Leone Allmang, Skye Rozhenkova, Veronika Khakshi, James Ward Raza, Wameq Heymann, Jody EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATION YOUNG WOMEN POST-CONFLICT SETTING GENDER CAREER ASPIRATIONS Empirical data on the aspirations of young women and girls in post-conflict settings are scarce. This article analyses the factors associated with the educational and career aspirations of 2,473 young women and girls in Sierra Leone. Findings indicated that over three-quarters of our sample aspired to continue their studies up to the university level, and two-thirds aspired to obtain a formal sector job requiring an education. These findings are important for discussions of aid which can accelerate economic advances and opportunities within advanced economies for both women and men. 2022-01-20T21:48:33Z 2022-01-20T21:48:33Z 2021-09-05 Journal Article Development in Practice 0961-4524 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36854 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Africa Africa Western and Central (AFW) Sierra Leone
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spellingShingle	EDUCATIONAL ASPIRATION YOUNG WOMEN POST-CONFLICT SETTING GENDER CAREER ASPIRATIONS Allmang, Skye Rozhenkova, Veronika Khakshi, James Ward Raza, Wameq Heymann, Jody Factors Associated with Educational and Career Aspirations of Young Women and Girls in Sierra Leone
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description	Empirical data on the aspirations of young women and girls in post-conflict settings are scarce. This article analyses the factors associated with the educational and career aspirations of 2,473 young women and girls in Sierra Leone. Findings indicated that over three-quarters of our sample aspired to continue their studies up to the university level, and two-thirds aspired to obtain a formal sector job requiring an education. These findings are important for discussions of aid which can accelerate economic advances and opportunities within advanced economies for both women and men.
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author	Allmang, Skye Rozhenkova, Veronika Khakshi, James Ward Raza, Wameq Heymann, Jody
author_facet	Allmang, Skye Rozhenkova, Veronika Khakshi, James Ward Raza, Wameq Heymann, Jody
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title	Factors Associated with Educational and Career Aspirations of Young Women and Girls in Sierra Leone
title_short	Factors Associated with Educational and Career Aspirations of Young Women and Girls in Sierra Leone
title_full	Factors Associated with Educational and Career Aspirations of Young Women and Girls in Sierra Leone
title_fullStr	Factors Associated with Educational and Career Aspirations of Young Women and Girls in Sierra Leone
title_full_unstemmed	Factors Associated with Educational and Career Aspirations of Young Women and Girls in Sierra Leone
title_sort	factors associated with educational and career aspirations of young women and girls in sierra leone
publisher	Taylor and Francis
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Factors Associated with Educational and Career Aspirations of Young Women and Girls in Sierra Leone

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