Promoting Gender Equality in Ghana: Sociocultural Factors in Perspective

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dc.contributor.authorUssher, Y.A.A.
dc.contributor.authorTsevi, L.
dc.contributor.authorBoafo-Arthur, A.
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-13T18:22:24Z
dc.date.available2023-06-13T18:22:24Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractDespite 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 developmenten_US
dc.identifier.citationUssher, 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_8en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-96001-8_8
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh:8080/handle/123456789/39250
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherReimagining Development Education in Africaen_US
dc.subjectGender inequalityen_US
dc.subjectEducational disparityen_US
dc.subjectPatriarchyen_US
dc.subjectFemalesen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titlePromoting Gender Equality in Ghana: Sociocultural Factors in Perspectiveen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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