TY - JOUR
T1 - Remoteness as a gendered construct
AU - Lihwa, Flavian
AU - Johnstone, Christopher J.
AU - Thomas, Matthew A.M.
AU - Krause, Brooke
PY - 2019/5/19
Y1 - 2019/5/19
N2 - This article explores the potential of using children’s perceptions of distance to reflect a gendered understanding of remoteness. Data collected from 1,549 children in Tanzania concerning their perceptions of remoteness in relation to accessibility of school, health care, and water resources were analysed in reference to their impact on school attendance and performance. Gendered variability in perceived distances to services by children may indicate that remoteness is as much of a social issue as it is a geographic phenomenon, in that girls perceive distance and time between home and destination to be further than boys who travel approximately the same distance.
AB - This article explores the potential of using children’s perceptions of distance to reflect a gendered understanding of remoteness. Data collected from 1,549 children in Tanzania concerning their perceptions of remoteness in relation to accessibility of school, health care, and water resources were analysed in reference to their impact on school attendance and performance. Gendered variability in perceived distances to services by children may indicate that remoteness is as much of a social issue as it is a geographic phenomenon, in that girls perceive distance and time between home and destination to be further than boys who travel approximately the same distance.
KW - Gender and diversity
KW - Social sector - Education
KW - Sub-Saharan Africa
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U2 - 10.1080/09614524.2019.1577358
DO - 10.1080/09614524.2019.1577358
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85062352795
VL - 29
SP - 501
EP - 513
JO - Development in Practice
JF - Development in Practice
SN - 0961-4524
IS - 4
ER -