http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/school-attendance Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 23 May 2026 09:38:22 -0400 Sat, 23 May 2026 09:38:22 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1613/the-educational-gender-gap-in-latin-america-why-some-girls-do-not-attend-school By Elise Roberts - Girl's education is universally recognized in the International Development community as an important aspect of development. Educating a woman has a significant impact on her opportunities and her community as a whole. Despite the many positive effects of educating girls, girls attend school at a lower rate than boys, creating a gender gap in education. My question is, what causes this gender gap in education? To study this phenomenon, I created four categories of causes: patriarchal factors, family factors, structural factors and governmental financial investment. A number of proxy variables... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 12:00 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1613/the-educational-gender-gap-in-latin-america-why-some-girls-do-not-attend-school