Promoting Gender Equality in Ghana: Sociocultural Factors in Perspective
Date
2023
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Reimagining Development Education in Africa
Abstract
Despite many efforts in promoting gender equality, the issue has not become obsolete. Gender
inequality with respect to education continues to exist as it finds its expression in socio-cultural
factors. This paper explores sociocultural factors that contribute to gender disparity with respect
to education. Using semi-structured interviews, the study explores the views of university faculty
members regarding sociocultural factors that affect gender educational inequality and solicit their
views on interventions being implemented to promote gender equality. The findings of the study
show that gendered division of labour is the predominant socio-cultural practice that promotes
gender inequality with respect to education and must be reviewed using advocacy and community
engagement. The authors therefore argue that unless these socio-cultural practices hegemonized in
African society is done away with, gender inequality with respect to education will never become
obsolete. There is therefore the need to create awareness and sensitization of the negative effects
of socio-cultural practices using African indigenous knowledge and education to promote self emancipation of females, and an agenda for education and development
Description
Research Article
Keywords
Gender inequality, Educational disparity, Patriarchy, Females, Ghana
Citation
Ussher, Y., Tsevi, L., Boafo-Arthur, A. (2022). Promoting Gender Equality in Ghana: Sociocultural Factors in Perspective. In: Frimpong Kwapong, O.A.T., Addae, D., Boateng, J.K. (eds) Reimagining Development Education in Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96001-8_8