Does education mitigate the adverse impact of bridewealth on women's reproductive autonomy?

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dc.contributor.authorDodoo, F.N.-A.
dc.contributor.authorHorne, C.
dc.contributor.authorBiney, A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-23T14:50:34Z
dc.date.available2018-11-23T14:50:34Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractRecent research finds evidence that bridewealth payment in Africa creates reproductive obligations for women. The present paper explores the effectiveness of female education – an important policy weapon for addressing sexual and reproductive health disadvantages of women in the developing world -- in mitigating bridewealth’s adverse impact on women’s sexual autonomy. We conducted a vignette experiment in which we manipulated a woman’s bridewealth status (bridewealth had not been paid, had been partially paid, or had been completely paid) and her behavior (either in the reproductive or business domain). Our results suggest that female schooling may have more liberalizing effects in some domains than in others, and that efforts to increase women’s reproductive autonomy should consider the normative obligations created by bridewealth payment. The research and policy implications are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.otherVol. 70(1): pp 77-97
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/25756
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGenusen_US
dc.subjectSummary Reporten_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectReproductive Behavioren_US
dc.subjectReproductive Rightsen_US
dc.subjectEducationen_US
dc.subjectEducational Statusen_US
dc.subjectImpacten_US
dc.subjectDeveloping Countriesen_US
dc.subjectDemographic Factorsen_US
dc.subjectPopulationen_US
dc.subjectFertilityen_US
dc.subjectPopulation Dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectHuman Rightsen_US
dc.subjectPolitical Factorsen_US
dc.subjectSociocultural Factorsen_US
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Statusen_US
dc.subjectSocioeconomic Factorsen_US
dc.subjectEconomic Factorsen_US
dc.subjectEvaluationen_US
dc.titleDoes education mitigate the adverse impact of bridewealth on women's reproductive autonomy?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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