Barriers to the participation of schoolgirls in learning in Africa

Rebeka van Overloop

Bakalářská práce

Abstract:

The thesis analysed the current state of understanding of the possible causes and implications of the barriers which specifically girls must overcome in order to attend school. The focus was on the region of Sub-Saharan Africa which overall suffers from multiple problems, one of which is low level of empowerment of women and the resulting under-achievement both in terms of personal development, and of economy and society as such. The study indicated that among the main causes which are specific to girls, menstruation is by far the least researched and also the least addressed by policies aiming at better education of women. Unlike child labour, late-age enrolment, marriage and childbearing, menstruation as a topic is disadvantaged by taboo. It is also related in a complex manner to other aspects of development: economical, legal, SDGs, infrastructural, or educational. Possible ways to improve the situation were identified within each area and their merits evaluated. The result was that menstruation may be an important hidden factor to low-school attendance, one in need of a dedicated political attention, and cooperation between different institutions.

Keywords

barriers, child labour, child marriage, dropout, menstruation, school attendance, schoolgirls, taboo

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 6. 8. 2021

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: Ing. Petra Chaloupková, Ph.D. dr. h. c.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Fakulta tropického zemědělství

Bakalářský studijní program / obor:
Tropické zemědělství / International Cooperation in Agriculture and Rural Development