IMPACT OF FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS AND GENDER DISPARITIES ON FEMALE’S HIGHER EDUCATION (A CASE STUDY OF DISTRICT SWABI, KPK, PAKISTAN)
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https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v3i4.288Abstract
There are different factors that adversely affect the female’s education in different areas of Pakistan, however in this study two important factors are investigated, that it has any effect on female’s higher education in District Swabi (KPK, Pakistan). Firstly, the financial constraints that most parents/guardians face have any discouraging effect on the female’s higher education in Swabi District? Secondly, that the higher education of females adversely affected by gender disparities in District Swabi? The findings of this study indicate that majority of the parents in the study area supports and happily bear the expenses of higher education of their daughters though it is very hard for them. Further, the study concludes that though up to a greater extent the gender inequalities have been minimized, however, still exist especially in rural areas where sometimes parents prefer males higher education over females.
Keywords: Financial Constraints; Gender Disparities; Importance of Daughter Education
JEL Code: H52, I2, I22, J11
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