When Families Choose Sons: Parental Gender Norms and Girls’ Education in Ghana
Portia Buernarkie Nartey, Proscovia Nabunya, Peace Mamle Tetteh, Fred M. Ssewamala · 2025
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Portia Nartey, Proscovia Nabunya, Peace Tetteh, and Fred Ssewamala examine how parents' gender norms hold back girls' schooling in Ghana, in a review from 2025. Ghana has neared equal enrollment on paper, yet girls still leave school earlier. Household choices, guided by deep norms, sit at the center.
Drawing on published studies, legal texts, and United Nations and World Bank reports, they trace three forces. Money logic makes sons look like the safer investment. Social norms pull daughters into caregiving, early marriage, or wage work. Educated women, though, can shift community expectations. The authors argue interventions must change norms, not just fees.
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| CREATOR | Portia Buernarkie Nartey, Proscovia Nabunya, Peace Mamle Tetteh, Fred M. Ssewamala |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 40 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |