Remoteness as a gendered construct

Flavian Lihwa; Christopher J. Johnstone; Matthew A.M. Thomas; Brooke Krause

doi:10.1080/09614524.2019.1577358

Remoteness as a gendered construct

Flavian Lihwa, Christopher J. Johnstone, Matthew A.M. Thomas, Brooke Krause

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	501-513
Number of pages	13
Journal	Development in Practice
Volume	29
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09614524.2019.1577358
State	Published - May 19 2019

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This work was supported by CARE [Patsy Collins Trust Fund Initiative].

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© 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.

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Gender and diversity
Social sector - Education
Sub-Saharan Africa

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