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Do Educational Attainments Influence Attitudes Toward Gender Equality in Sub-Saharan Africa?

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  • Jude E. Kyoore
  • Iddisah Sulemana

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Although there is a plethora of literature on gender equality and women empowerment, studies on whether (and to what extent) educational attainments affect people’s attitudes toward gender equality are lacking. This is particularly true for Africa, a mostly male-dominated continent. In this article, we use data from the Wave 6 of the World Values Survey to empirically examine the relationship between educational attainments and attitudes toward gender equality among people in 5 countries in Africa–Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, and Zimbabwe. Our results, based on different measures of gender equality and econometric specifications, consistently reveal that the higher the level of education acquired, the more liberal and favorable the individual’s attitudes are toward gender equality.

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  • Jude E. Kyoore & Iddisah Sulemana, 2019. "Do Educational Attainments Influence Attitudes Toward Gender Equality in Sub-Saharan Africa?," Forum for Social Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(4), pages 311-333, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fosoec:v:48:y:2019:i:4:p:311-333
    DOI: 10.1080/07360932.2018.1509797
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    1. Nguyen, Cuong Viet & Tarp, Finn, 2022. "Changing male perceptions of gender equality: Evidence from a randomised controlled trial study," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 158(C).

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