Factors associated with educational and career aspirations of young women and girls in Sierra Leone

Dados Bibliográficos

ID4859615
AutoresSkye Allmang (0000-0002-7358-1921, Moscow State University of Technologies and Management named after K.G. Razumovskiy, autor correspondente), Veronika Rozhenkova, James Ward Khakshi, Werner Raza (0000-0001-6663-3220, Twitter (United States)), Jody Heymann (0000-0003-0008-4198, Twitter (United States))
Ano2021
Volume31
Fascículo8
Páginas1051-1062
Data de publicação2021-11-17
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614524.2021.1937534
OpenAlexW3197756394
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas22

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

Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Sierra leone · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Education, and Development Issues · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare