Household Headship and Academic Skills of Indian Children: A Special Focus on Gender Disparities / Sexe du chef de ménage et compétences scolaires des enfants indiens : une analyse des disparités entre sexe

Singh, Ashish and Gaurav, Sarthak and Das, Upasak (2013) Household Headship and Academic Skills of Indian Children: A Special Focus on Gender Disparities / Sexe du chef de ménage et compétences scolaires des enfants indiens : une analyse des disparités entre sexe. European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie, 29 (4). pp. 445-466. ISSN 0168-6577

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Abstract

Using multivariate analyses and reading, mathematics and writing scores of children (aged 8-11 years) from a nationally representative sample, we find that children from female headed households either perform better or similar, but never worse than those from male headed households. Also, household fixed effect analysis reveals no gender disparity in academic scores of children belonging to female headed households, a case not true for children from male headed households. We relate this finding to gender parity in educational expenditure on children in female headed households against gender disparity in the same in households headed by males. Based on our findings we also offer some policy suggestions.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Singh, Ashish and Gaurav, Sarthak and Das, Upasak
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Gender disparities, Household headship, Academic skills, Indian Children
Subjects:	Social sciences Social sciences > Social problems & services Social sciences > Education
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development
Full Text Status:	Restricted
Related URLs:	https://www.jstor.org/stable/24571484
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7121
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10680-013-9288-3

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