Open AccessProblems Of Females’ Progression In Higher Education: Perceptions Of Female University Students
Author(s) -
Muhammad Amin,
Ijaz Ahmad Tatlah,
Arfa Afghani
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
pakistan journal of gender studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-8886
pISSN - 2072-0394
DOI - 10.46568/pjgs.v16i1.116
Subject(s) - stereotype (uml) , higher education , unavailability , perception , psychology , qualitative property , stereotype threat , qualitative research , public university , medical education , social psychology , sociology , medicine , political science , social science , engineering , public administration , neuroscience , machine learning , computer science , law , reliability engineering
The study aims to investigate the barriers that hinder in the progress of females’ higher education. The study adopted a mixed methods approach. The quantitative data is collected from 200 female students of a Pakistani public university through a structured questionnaire, whereas to generate the qualitative data semi-structured interviews are conducted from 15 female students from the same group. The findings highlight ignorant parents as major barrier in the way of females’ higher education. Moreover, cultural norms, low socio-economic status, unavailability of universities in remote areas, and stereotype thinking of families are also pointed out as main barriers of females’ progression in higher education. Some implications for policy are offered and suggestions for future research are proposed.