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Gender Identity and Female Education of Akha National Living in KengtungTownship, Shan State (East), Myanmar

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Title Gender Identity and Female Education of Akha National Living in KengtungTownship, Shan State (East), Myanmar
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This paper examines the gender identity of Akha national and female education of Akha living in Kengtung Township, Shan State (East), Myanmar with the focus on identities of masculinity and femininity of Akha. In addition, this study intends to elicit the education of the Akha women for gender mainstreaming in formulating development planning in the study areas. Data were collected from three villages; Hwe Yoke 1, 2 and Naung Hlam in MongHkun village tracts, in Kengtung Township, Myanmar by using qualitative methods. IDI (in-depth interview), KII (key informant interview), IGI (Informal Group Interview) with Akha men and women including informal conversation were employed to get the data. The findings illustrated that politeness, respects, skill at household tasks and field tasks and wearing head-dress are important for married Akha women. Having a good management and social dealing with other people are also critical for Akha men. This paper examined that gender identity of Akha are concerned with qualification of Akha man and woman. This identity is closely related to education of female Akha. Local Akha people thought that daughters must do household tasks and field tasks which are important to be a good girls. Their traditional attitudes are influenced on the education of girls because they expected only to be a good housewife in the family. This study showed that the majority of Akha girls and boys finished in the primary level and very few boys can attend in the middle and higher levels. In this case, it is found that socio-economic condition plays an important role in studying for higher level education. It is evident that these situations are the main causes to limit female’s access to education. With respect to education, gender disparities in schooling were found in the study areas. Akha women need to be educated because women’s empowerment is important for community development in the study areas.
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