Women teachers in Liberia: Social and institutional forces accounting for their underrepresentation

Nelly P. Stromquist; Jing Lin; Carol Corneilse; Steven J. Klees; Truphena Choti; Caitlin S. Haugen

International Journal of Educational Development Vol. 33, No. 5 (September 2013) pp. 521–530

This study focuses on cultural and institutional factors that affect women's decision to become primary school teachers in Liberia. It exposes current dynamics that account for the male-dominated primary school teaching force and the barriers that...

Language: English