Status of Women in Highly Literate Societies: The Case of Kerala and Finland

Autor/in	Ross, Kathryn
Titel	Status of Women in Highly Literate Societies: The Case of Kerala and Finland
Quelle	In: Literacy, 40 (2006) 3, S.171-178 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-4350
DOI	10.1111/j.1467-9345.2006.00442.x
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Foreign Countries; Females; Developed Nations; Developing Nations; Literacy; Social Status; Womens Education; Gender Issues; Cultural Influences; Equal Education; Educational Opportunities; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Weibliches Geschlecht; Developed countries; Industriestaat; Industrieland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Sozialer Status; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Geschlechterfrage; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Bildungsangebot; Bildungschance; Finnland
Abstract	Both Kerala and Finland have made notable achievements in the realm of literacy: Kerala has one of the highest rates in the developing world and Finland ranks first in literacy among developed countries. Both also share a cultural history of granting women a high status in their respective societies. Using Kerala and Finland as examples, this paper explores the status of women in highly literate societies in both the developing and developed worlds, looking not only at the historical circumstances in which these conditions developed but also at the outcomes associated with them. This paper argues that literacy rates and female status are interconnected: each impacts on the other, as high female status contributes to improved literacy rates and educational and life opportunities, while high female literacy rates result in increased social standing for women. Such synergy produces outcomes beneficial to a society, regardless of its developmental status. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10