Parental Education and Children's School and Work Status in Urban Ethiopia: A Note on Gender Bias

Eskander Alvi and Seife Dendir

South African Journal of Economics, 2015, vol. 83, issue 1, 101-116

Abstract: This paper examines gender bias in the parental education–child status link using data from urban Ethiopia. Gender bias is defined here, specifically, as the differential impact of a parent's education on a child's status depending on the gender of the parent vis-à-vis the child. Children's status is measured by school enrolment and participation in market work. Results from a basic model point to same-gender bias – father–son, mother–daughter in school enrolment and father–son in market work. In an extended model, results show that father–son bias in market work may be particularly pertinent for middle- to later-born children. Policy interventions should be mindful of such differential effects, particularly if the aim is to address persistent gender disparities in children's status.

Date: 2015
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