To Stand on Their Own Legs: Independence and Other Motivations for Women’s Pursuit of Post- Graduate Studies, and Their Parents’ Influence on Them, in Vishakhapatnam India

Authors

Colleen McDermott, Brigham Young University
Dr. Charles Nuckolls, Brigham Young University

Keywords

women, graduate studies, Vishakhapatnam, India, educating women, higher education

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Anthropology

Abstract

In recent years, there have been countless studies on the benefits of educating women. Though there is a general consensus on the positive results of women’s education, their access to education is still rather limited in many areas of the world. One such area is India, where traditional views of gender are still very widespread and female education levels are extremely low. Despites these rates, a minority of women in India are pursuing higher education. I interviewed female students living at a hostel (college dormitory) and attending the post-graduate institution Andhra University inquiring about their motivations for continuing school, their aspirations, and their parents’ impact on their education.

Recommended Citation

McDermott, Colleen and Nuckolls, Dr. Charles (2013) "To Stand on Their Own Legs: Independence and Other Motivations for Women’s Pursuit of Post- Graduate Studies, and Their Parents’ Influence on Them, in Vishakhapatnam India," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 163.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/163