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Spouses of Student Mothers in the United Arab Emirates: Enablers or Constraints to Their Pursuit of Higher Education?

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  • Martina Dickson
  • Lilly Tennant

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The educational status of Emirati women in the United Arab Emirates has developed rapidly over the last five decades, with females now outnumbering males in higher education institutions. Marriage and motherhood often take place during the years of undergraduate study for women, particularly for those from families who retain Emirati cultural traditions of relatively early marriage and childbearing. This study analyses the role which spouses play in their wives’ pursuit of education, using the theoretical gender and development lens to explore whether a transformation of power relations within the marriage takes place for the growth in female participation in higher education to occur. Spousal behaviours are identified and categorised through the gender and development lens as either enablers or constraints to women’s empowerment and participation in higher education, and potential reasons for these behaviours surrounding gender relations are discussed.

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  • Martina Dickson & Lilly Tennant, 2021. "Spouses of Student Mothers in the United Arab Emirates: Enablers or Constraints to Their Pursuit of Higher Education?," Indian Journal of Gender Studies, Centre for Women's Development Studies, vol. 28(3), pages 385-407, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:indgen:v:28:y:2021:i:3:p:385-407
    DOI: 10.1177/09715215211030406
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