Nursing as a pathway to women's empowerment and intergenerational mobility

Sharon Brownie, Abdul Haq Wahedna and Nigel Crisp

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2018, vol. 27, issue 21-22, 4050-4057

Abstract: Aim and objective To assess the impact of nursing education on the intergenerational mobility of graduates of nursing upskilling programmes. Background Challenges for low‐ and middle‐income countries include poverty and limited access to health, education and social services compounded by workforce shortages, inequality and female disempowerment. Little is known about the impact of nursing education on women's empowerment and intergenerational mobility in such settings. Design A cross‐sectional study using data collected through an online alumni survey. Methods Data were collected March to May 2016 using an online questionnaire, as part of a larger nursing programme alumni survey. Intergenerational mobility was assessed by comparing the respondents’ educational qualification with their fathers’ and mothers’ education levels. Descriptive statistics were analysed using frequencies and percentages. Associations between parental and respondents’ education levels were assessed using chi‐square tests. Results Out of 446 female respondents who completed the survey, 379 and 366 indicated their fathers’ and mothers’ education level, respectively. A third of the respondents’ mothers had no formal schooling; lower levels of parental education are significantly associated with increase in respondents age (p

Date: 2018
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