@article{article_521468, title={GENDER INEQUALITY IN STUDENTS’ MONTHLY ALLOWANCE IN UNIVERSITY LEVEL (A CASE STUDY OF TAKHAR AND BAGHLAN UNIVERSITIES - AFG)}, journal={Sakarya Üniversitesi İktisat Dergisi}, volume={8}, pages={189–199}, year={2019}, author={Yolchi, Jamshid}, keywords={Toplumsal Cinsiyet Eşitsizlik,Afganistan,Harçlık Para,Toplumsal Cinsiyet Ayrımcılığı}, abstract={<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;"> <i>As gender inequality is one of the major burdens towards social integration and economic activities. There are lots of research in this field, but we do lack of research in the university level. In this context Afghan women in compare to other part of the world, face more discrimination as a result of 40 years of war. The aim of this study is to analyze the differences between boys and girls in family’s monthly allowance to them as university students. In this study 331 questionnaires’ have been collected from both Takhar (151 questionnaires) and Baghlan (180); Universities’ with gender composition of 81 girls and 250 boys. The results from gender divided data shows, that every AFN increase in household income, increases the monthly allowance about 0.038 for girls while boys will experience 0.056 AFN increase, both parameters are in %99 confidence level. Also every additional year of education of father has a positive impact on allowance to girls but the household size affects in negative direction. The results shows that in both universities the girls are facing a discrimination in receiving the monthly allowances. In both Universities the girls are receiving 1052AFN ($14 as of Jan 2019) less money than boys. Every AFN increase in households’ income increase the amount of allowance by 0.014 AFNs. </i> <i>The girls are facing discrimination because of their sex.  </i> </p> <p> <i> </i> </p> <i> </i>}, number={3}, publisher={Sakarya Üniversitesi}