Gender Equity in Early Childhood Education

Impact of ECCE on Motherhood

Research shows that an equitable education for young girls improves the quality of early childhood care those girls are able to provide to their own children in motherhood. Maternal motivations and prior experience with early childhood education directly linked to a child’s performance in school. Considering the following information, it is evident that maternal attitudes are a mechanism for reducing gender inequity in education:
  • Maternal education has a strong impact on infant and child mortality: a child whose mother can read is 50% more likely to live past the age of 5. 
  • Maternal cognitive skill is a key explanatory variable for children’s cognitive development differences between ethnic ​groups.
  • A child’s exposure to an early learning environment is specifically shaped by the mother’s early learning experiences. 
  • Mothers, specifically those of immigrant or low income status, often seek out early learning programs that mirror their early learning experiences.

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