Human rights and education for Gambian young women during Covid-19
Recommendations for social policy and practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9974620 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wisuwat Wannamakok (0000-0002-2332-9592, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology), Oumie Sissokho (University of Reading, UK; The Girls’ Agenda, The Gambia), Trevor G Gates (0000-0001-6881-8077, University of the Sunshine Coast, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 63 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 825-829 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-15 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872820952860 |
| OpenAlex | W3086694740 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
COVID-19 is not only a global health disaster but a full-fledged social, economic, and political crisis that could disrupt the gains made in women’s education and empowerment. In The Gambia, issues of unequal access to educational resources determined by gender, geographical location, and social class; a disproportionate burden of household chores imposed on women and girls; and economic pressures have the potential to expose girls to more violence, exclusion, and abuse. In this article, we use a human rights framework, as conceptualized by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW), and discuss increases in educational inequality that young women in a poor, conservative, and patriarchal society will face during the COVID-19 pandemic. We propose solutions to mitigate these issues through social protection policies and practices that can ensure the right to education for the most vulnerable and marginalized
Criminology · Declaration · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Human rights · Inequality · Political science · Politics · Social exclusion · Social inequality · Social protection · Sociology · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Human Rights and Development · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |