Expanded education for women in Malawi does not lead to later childbearing
Thursday, September 24, 2015 - 16:50
in Psychology & Sociology
The age at first birth in Malawi has remained constant from 1992 to 2010, despite expanded access to education for girls. Social demographer Monica Grant explores this finding in a new Population Development and Review paper, noting that it does not imply that women would have been better off in the absence of recent education policies.