Just add women and stir?

Simone Datzberger and Marielle L.J. Le Mat

International Journal of Educational Development, 2018, vol. 59, issue C, 61-69

Abstract: Although Uganda is not short of policies and strategies to promote gender equality, women’s political and social agency remains significantly low. Reasons are rooted in two main challenges: persisting structural barriers; and low levels of education among women. Both are most prevalent in the country’s conflict-affected sub-regions. Against this backdrop, we explore and critically reflect on the interplay of education, gender and peacebuilding. We showcase how gender-responsive approaches in education at the macro-level have traditionally been based on initiatives that embrace gender equality by means of a “just add women and stir approach” thereby side-lining history, cultural sensitivity and context.

Keywords: Gender; Peacebuilding; Education; Social transformation; Uganda (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.09.006

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