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Changing Norms about Gender Inequality in Education : Evidence from Bangladesh

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dc.contributor.authorBlunch, Niels-Hugo
dc.contributor.authorDas, Maitreyi Bordia
dc.date.accessioned2012-06-08T20:40:50Z
dc.date.available2012-06-08T20:40:50Z
dc.date.issued2007-11
dc.description.abstractUsing a recent household survey for two cohorts of married women, this paper examines norms about gender equality in education for children and adults. Among the main findings are that gender education gap norms have changed: younger generations of women are more positive about female vs. male education, both as pertaining to child and adult education outcomes. Perhaps the strongest result is that Bangladeshi women are more likely to espouse attitudes of gender equality in education for their children and less so about gender equality among spouses. It is also easier to explain norms regarding children's education and more difficult to explain norms about equality in marriages. The authors believe that question on relative education of boys and girls captures the value of education per se, while the question on educational equality in marriage captures the norms regarding marriage and the relative worth of husbands and wives. The effect of education in determining norms is significant though complex, and spans own and spousal education, as well as that of older females in the household. This indicates sharing of education norms effects or externalities arising from spousal education in the production of gender education gap norms within marriage as well as arising from the presence of older educated females in the household. Lastly, the authors also find associations between gender education gap norms and household poverty, information processing and religion, though the evidence here is more mixed.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8706199/changing-norms-gender-inequality-education-evidence-bangladesh
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4404
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/7594
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; No. 4404
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO MARKETS
dc.subjectADULT EDUCATION
dc.subjectCHILD EDUCATION
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR EDUCATION
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR GIRLS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectEARLY MARRIAGE
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectEDUCATION FOR GIRLS
dc.subjectEDUCATION OF GIRLS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectEQUAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectEQUALITY IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectEQUALITY IN MARRIAGE
dc.subjectETHNIC MINORITIES
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectFAMILIAL ROLES
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE EDUCATION
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectFERTILITY PREFERENCES
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER & SOCIETY
dc.subjectGENDER ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectGENDER GAP
dc.subjectGENDER IDEOLOGY
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER NORMS
dc.subjectGIRL CHILDREN
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectGROSS ENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectHEADS OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD POVERTY
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectIMPACT OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectIMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINVESTMENT IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectJOURNAL OF MARRIAGE
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectKINSHIP STRUCTURE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKET
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectMARITAL RELATIONSHIP
dc.subjectMARITAL RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectMARRIAGES
dc.subjectMARRIED MALE
dc.subjectMARRIED MEN
dc.subjectMARRIED WOMEN
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY DECLINE
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMUSLIM WOMEN
dc.subjectOLD AGE
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectOPINION LEADERS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION COUNCIL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectQUALITY CARE
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS LEADERS
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE DECISION
dc.subjectRESIDENCE
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATIONS
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX PREFERENCES
dc.subjectSEX ROLE
dc.subjectSEX ROLES
dc.subjectSOCIAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL INEQUALITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL STATUS
dc.subjectSOCIAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectSOCIETAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSON PREFERENCE
dc.subjectSOUTH ASIAN
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectSPOUSES
dc.subjectSTD
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectUPBRINGING
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectWIFE
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWIVES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectWOMEN IN EDUCATION
dc.subjectWOMEN'S STATUS
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRLS
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.titleChanging Norms about Gender Inequality in Education : Evidence from Bangladeshen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/11/8706199/changing-norms-gender-inequality-education-evidence-bangladesh
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-4404
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicAccess and Equity in Basic Education
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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