From the WUNRN-MODAR Gender
Inequality in Education International Conference in Tajikistan: UNICEF
Qualitative Survey on Issues in Girls’ Education in
Among the Survey results were:
*40% of girls do not believe that education would impact the quality of their lives.
*57% of parents think that it is more important to educate boys than girls.
*The number of girls dropping out of school increases correspondingly with grade levels.
The most recent Government of Tajikistan Report to the United Nations CEDAW Committee – on implementation of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women – stated:
“The main reasons for the decline in educational achievements for girls (in Tajikistan) are as follows: poverty, increased education costs, shortage of teachers, and a stereotypical gender perception of the value and role of women and men, which, for girls, results in a lower probability of finding a job”
KYRGYZSTAN
"The last university years unveils the tendence of an unequal approach to post-graduate studies in Kyrgyzstan. Girls often drop studying because of family reasons. Here, only women are in charge of the parental role, and therefore childbirth often stops women's further education and career.
In the Kyrgzstan society, traditions of education are still alive and distinguish quite specific female jobs,
It is easy to notice that the education system promotes preservation of gender stereotypes. These are passed from generation to generation. Education could break off this cycle to generate new gender attitudes.
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