Gender-violence and education in Malawi

A Study of Violence Against Girls as an Obstruction to Universal Primary School Education

Bibliographic Data

ID3664642
AuthorsThomas Bisika (University of Malawi, corresponding author), Pierson Ntata (University of Malawi), Sidon Konyani (University of Malawi)
Year2009
Volume18
Issue3
Pages287-294
Publication date2009-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Gender Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0958-9236 • E-ISSN: 1465-3869
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09589230903057183
OpenAlexW2064849478
LanguageEN
Citations received14
References cited1

This study – funded by Actionaid and UNICEF – sought to determine the extent to which violence prevents girls accessing primary school education in Malawi. It further sought to identify the different types of violence that girls experience when in primary school; the perpetrators of this violence; and where the violence takes place. The study established that girls are subject to several forms of violence as a result of their gender; that such gender-based violence is detrimental to their experience of primary education; and that it negatively affects their ability to access education in Malawi

Domestic violence · Environmental health · Gender violence · Pedagogy · Poison control · Primary education · School violence · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Intimate Partner and Family Violence · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology