Gender-violence and education in Malawi: a study of violence against girls as an obstruction to universal primary school education
Resource type
Journal Article
Authors/contributors
- Bisika, Thomas (Author)
- Ntata, Pierson (Author)
- Konyani, Sidon (Author)
Title
Gender-violence and education in Malawi: a study of violence against girls as an obstruction to universal primary school education
Abstract
This study – funded by Actionaid and UNICEF – sought to determine the extent to which violence prevents girls accessing primary school education in Malawi. It further sought to identify the different types of violence that girls experience when in primary school; the perpetrators of this violence; and where the violence takes place. The study established that girls are subject to several forms of violence as a result of their gender; that such gender-based violence is detrimental to their experience of primary education; and that it negatively affects their ability to access education in Malawi.
Publication
Journal of Gender Studies
Volume
18
Issue
3
Pages
287-294
Date
2009-09-01
ISSN
0958-9236
Call Number
openalex: W2064849478
Extra
openalex: W2064849478
mag: 2064849478
Citation
Bisika, T., Ntata, P., & Konyani, S. (2009). Gender-violence and education in Malawi: a study of violence against girls as an obstruction to universal primary school education. Journal of Gender Studies, 18(3), 287–294. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589230903057183
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