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Publication Date: 2020
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Young Women and Higher Education in Peru: How Does Gender Shape Their Educational Trajectories?
Guerrero, Gabriela; Rojas, Vanessa
Gender and Education, v32 n8 p1090-1108 2020
In the last 20 years, a reversal of the gender gap in higher education (HE) has been observed both in developed and developing countries. Nowadays, more women than men are studying HE. Nevertheless, averages tend to high disparities and gender gaps are still observed when indicators take poverty and ethnicity into account. This paper uses qualitative longitudinal data from the Young Lives study in Peru in order to analyse the role of gender in shaping young women's educational trajectories beyond secondary school. We find HE is indeed highly valued by young women who persist in their efforts to continue studying beyond secondary school, even in the face of gender norms that hinder their educational advancement. Having more access to HE is giving young women the possibility to construct new female identities, but it is not necessarily empowering them to challenge gender norms deeply rooted in their social context.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Higher Education, Gender Differences, Poverty, Socioeconomic Status, Ethnicity, Educational Attainment, Value Judgment, Womens Education, Gender Bias, Barriers, Access to Education, Social Change, Social Attitudes, Secondary Education, Postsecondary Education, Elementary Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Secondary Education; Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Peru
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