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Does women’s empowerment improve women’s education? A cross-sectional study of 27 transitional post-communist countries

Eastern Journal of European Studies
Journal · Vol. 15 · Issue 1 · pp. 250-271
Abstract

The paper examines the correlation between patriarchal attitudes, women’s asset ownership, participation in household decision-making and women's educational attainment across 27 post-communist countries. It hypothesizes that patriarchal attitudes hinder women's educational achievements while women's asset ownership and participation in household decision-making facilitate them. Utilizing regression analysis, marginal effects, post-regression simulation, the study tests and confirms these hypotheses. Results show that for every unit increase in women's asset ownership and participation in decision-making, the odds of achieving higher educational attainment increase by approximately 35.7% and 16.5%, respectively. Conversely, a unit increase in patriarchal attitudes decreases these odds by 15.8%. The findings underscore the importance of state and civil society commitment to addressing gender disparities in education. © (2023), (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi). All Rights Reserved.

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Women empowerment patriarchy transition countries women education

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University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada
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