Gender roles, domestic burden forcing girls out of school

Gender roles, domestic burden forcing girls out of school

Education experts are warning that persistent gender roles and heavy domestic workloads are pushing many girls out of schools and deepening education gap between boys and girls. According to Clementina Kiden, head teacher at Juba One Girls’ Primary School, some parents are unintentionally pushing their daughters out of education by assigning them disproportionate household responsibilities. As a result, girls begin to internalize the belief that…