Gender differences in formal, non-formal and informal adult learning

Abstract

1Gender differences in formal, non formal and informal adult learning. ARTICLE: 6,902 words including appendix ABSTRACT: At first sight, participation rates in adult learning do not differ strongly between men and women. Further exploration, however, makes clear that main differences exist at the level of the type of learning. Men participate more in work related learning and experience more job related motives to participate. Women take the main responsibilities at the home place, resulting in fewer employment in knowledge intensive jobs and fewer opportunities for work related training. In this paper, we use the Harvard gender analysis framework to get insight in the differences in adult learning activities between men and women. In the empirical part, we use the Eurostat Adult Education Survey, which provides sex-aggregated data, which are needed to gain insight in the broader activity profile of the population divided by men and women.

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