Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

Young people’s transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: the gendered journey to school

Porter, G.; Hampshire, K.; Abane, A.; Tanle, A.; Munthali, A.; Robson, E.; Mashiri, M.; Maponya, G.; Dube, S.

Young people’s transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: the gendered journey to school Thumbnail


Authors

K. Hampshire

A. Abane

A. Tanle

A. Munthali

E. Robson

M. Mashiri

G. Maponya

S. Dube



Abstract

This paper draws on rich ethnographic data and complementary survey research from a three-country study (Ghana, Malawi, South Africa) of young people’s mobility to explore the gendered nature of children’s journeys to school in sub-Saharan Africa. In most African countries, girls’ participation in formal education is substantially lower than boys’, especially at secondary school level. Transport and mobility issues often form an important component of this story, though the precise patterning of the transportation and mobility constraints experienced by schoolchildren, and the ways in which transport factors interact with other constraints, varies from region to region. We draw attention to the nature of gendered travel experiences in rural and urban areas, the implications of these findings for access to education, and finally suggest areas where policy intervention could be beneficial.

Citation

Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Tanle, A., Munthali, A., Robson, E., …Dube, S. (2011). Young people’s transport and mobility in sub-Saharan Africa: the gendered journey to school. Documents d'Anàlisi Geogràfica, 57(1), 61-79

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2011
Deposit Date May 23, 2013
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Documents d'analisi geografica.
Print ISSN 0212-1573
Electronic ISSN 2014-4512
Publisher Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 57
Issue 1
Pages 61-79
Keywords Transport, Mobility, Africa, Education, Gender.
Publisher URL http://ddd.uab.cat/record/70412

Files





You might also like



Downloadable Citations