Stem Education: Social, Cultural, and Economic Barriers Faced by Women of Khairpur (Pakistan)

Muhammad Ali Shaikh, Zahid Hussain Sahito and Mahboob Ali Dehraj
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Muhammad Ali Shaikh: Professor,Department of Media and Communication Studies, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Zahid Hussain Sahito: Assistant Professor,Department of Teacher Education,Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.
Mahboob Ali Dehraj: Assistant Professor,Department of Education,Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sindh, Pakistan.

Global Regional Review, 2019, vol. 4, issue 2, 392-403

Abstract: This research finds barriers/challenges/issues which stop women of Khairpur, Sindh not to get themselves enrolled in institutions providing STEM education and ultimately the job opportunities, resultantly that not only affects the economic condition of their families but also that of the country. The universe of this study was the young female students, parents of the students and ladies working in different organizations of Sind province who were also interviewed about the low enrollment of female students in schools. The findings of this study revealed that female have the requisite aptitude for STEM education but social, cultural and conservative ideology of parents/heads of the families created hindrances in the progress of young enthusiastic girls who wish or have the potential of getting STEM education, moreover, such institutes are not available in their nearby area.

Keywords: STEM Education; Social/Cultural/Economic Barriers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.31703/grr.2019(IV-II).42

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