Discrimination against Women in Accessing Higher Education in Cambodia
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Journal of Southeast Asian Human Rights, Vol. 3 No. ]June 2019pp. 101-123
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Discrimination against Women in Accessing Higher
Education in Cambodia
Sophorn Tuy
Center for the Study of Humanitarian Law (CSHL), Royal University of Law and
Economics (RULE)
Email: sophorn@elbbl-cshl.org
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Young women in Cambodia face challenges in accessing higher education. Social norms,
financial constraints and other problems are the main root causes in the limitation of
opportunities for women to pursue higher education. Social norms of the older generation
in Cambodia remain from the past and they often think that it is not necessary for women
to study in higher education institutions since a women's role is to just be a housewife
after marriage. Another restriction on women's access to higher education is that they
often have financial problems in supporting their education. Some women have to work
in order to support their families, so they have no chance to pursue higher education.
Additionally, since most universities are located in cities, parents often feel insecure about
their daughters studying far away from home. Currently there is the increased enrollment
of young women in higher education due to government action, as it has ratified
international conventions and enacted domestic laws. As well, there is government
cooperation with NGOs to establish some strategies and action plans to promote and
protect gender equality in all sectors, including the education sector, by improving
scholarship opportunities or building dormitories for female students to live in while
studying at university. However, these supports cannot provide access to higher education
for young women in all areas in the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Cambodia has not yet
enacted specific laws to promote the participation of women in higher education. This
research aims to explore the opportunities that have been provided to young women to
pursue higher education, particularly at the university level. After exploring the
opportunities, the researcher will analyze data regarding the challenges for women in
accessing higher education. Finally, the researcher will provide some possible
recommendations to address these challenges. This research utilized multiple methods,
including desk review and structured interviews. Interviews were conducted face-to-face
and in focus group discussions (FGD). Desk review focuses on all relevant international
and national laws, strategic and action plans related to the promotion of women studying
at university and the de facto equality of that issue.
Keywords: Gender Equality, Gender Equit, Higher Education, Gender
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