Education, Work, and Motherhood in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Review of Equality Challenges and Opportunities for Women with Disabilities
This study looks at the equality challenges and opportunities for women with disabilities in low and middle income countries (LMICs) to participate and succeed in education, employment and motherhood. It is based on a systematic review of the literature from academic and non-governmental organizatio...
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| author | Belaynesh Tefera Marloes L. van Engen Alice Schippers Arne H. Eide Amber Kersten Jac van der Klink |
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| description | This study looks at the equality challenges and opportunities for women with disabilities in low and middle income countries (LMICs) to participate and succeed in education, employment and motherhood. It is based on a systematic review of the literature from academic and non-governmental organization databases. The search of these databases yielded 24 articles, which were subsequently passed through open, axial, and selective coding. The resulting review found that women with disabilities in LMICs have severe difficulty participating and succeeding in education, employment and motherhood due to a number of interrelated factors: (i) hampered access to education, employment, intimacy and marriage, (ii) stigma and cultural practices resulting in discrimination and prejudice, and (iii) lack of support from family, teachers and institutions—all of which are exacerbated by poverty. Support from families, communities, the government, and non-governmental organizations improves women’s ability to fulfil their social roles (as students, employees and mothers), resulting in a better quality of life. Strategies that create awareness, minimize poverty and facilitate justice may improve the opportunities for women with disabilities in LMICs to participate in education, employment and motherhood, as well as their ability to succeed in these domains. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7177382f840d46bc9e189df66a8560a72022-12-22T00:50:56ZengCogitatioSocial Inclusion2183-28032018-03-0161829310.17645/si.v6i1.1206674Education, Work, and Motherhood in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Review of Equality Challenges and Opportunities for Women with DisabilitiesBelaynesh Tefera0Marloes L. van Engen1Alice Schippers2Arne H. Eide3Amber Kersten4Jac van der Klink5Department of Human Resource Studies, Tilburg University, The Netherlands / School of Commerce, College of Business and Economics, Addis Ababa University, EthiopiaDepartment of Human Resource Studies, Tilburg University, The NetherlandsDisability Studies Netherlands, The Netherlands / Department of Medical Humanities, VU University Medical Centre, The NetherlandsSINTEF Technology and Society, Norway / Centre for Rehabilitation Studies, Stellenbosch University, South AfricaDepartment of Human Resource Studies, Tilburg University, The NetherlandsDepartment of Human Resource Studies, Tilburg University, The Netherlands / Scientific Center for Care and Welfare, Tilburg University, The NetherlandsThis study looks at the equality challenges and opportunities for women with disabilities in low and middle income countries (LMICs) to participate and succeed in education, employment and motherhood. It is based on a systematic review of the literature from academic and non-governmental organization databases. The search of these databases yielded 24 articles, which were subsequently passed through open, axial, and selective coding. The resulting review found that women with disabilities in LMICs have severe difficulty participating and succeeding in education, employment and motherhood due to a number of interrelated factors: (i) hampered access to education, employment, intimacy and marriage, (ii) stigma and cultural practices resulting in discrimination and prejudice, and (iii) lack of support from family, teachers and institutions—all of which are exacerbated by poverty. Support from families, communities, the government, and non-governmental organizations improves women’s ability to fulfil their social roles (as students, employees and mothers), resulting in a better quality of life. Strategies that create awareness, minimize poverty and facilitate justice may improve the opportunities for women with disabilities in LMICs to participate in education, employment and motherhood, as well as their ability to succeed in these domains.https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/1206capabilitydisabilityeducationemploymentlow and middle income countriesmotherhoodsocial roleswomen with disabilities |
| spellingShingle | Belaynesh Tefera Marloes L. van Engen Alice Schippers Arne H. Eide Amber Kersten Jac van der Klink Education, Work, and Motherhood in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Review of Equality Challenges and Opportunities for Women with Disabilities Social Inclusion capability disability education employment low and middle income countries motherhood social roles women with disabilities |
| title | Education, Work, and Motherhood in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Review of Equality Challenges and Opportunities for Women with Disabilities |
| title_full | Education, Work, and Motherhood in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Review of Equality Challenges and Opportunities for Women with Disabilities |
| title_fullStr | Education, Work, and Motherhood in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Review of Equality Challenges and Opportunities for Women with Disabilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Education, Work, and Motherhood in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Review of Equality Challenges and Opportunities for Women with Disabilities |
| title_short | Education, Work, and Motherhood in Low and Middle Income Countries: A Review of Equality Challenges and Opportunities for Women with Disabilities |
| title_sort | education work and motherhood in low and middle income countries a review of equality challenges and opportunities for women with disabilities |
| topic | capability disability education employment low and middle income countries motherhood social roles women with disabilities |
| url | https://www.cogitatiopress.com/socialinclusion/article/view/1206 |
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