India
This day, celebrated on March 8, honors women's achievements worldwide and is recognized in India as well.
What is international women's day?
The number of days of payed parental leave that parents can share after the birth of a child in Sweden.
What is 480 days?
This type of leave allows new parents time away from school or work after the birth of a child.
What is maternity leave?
In Jordanian culture, some students may experience this related to traditional gender expectations.
What is social stigma?
With Nigeria's high national fertility rate, this is the approximate number of children per woman.
What is 4.8 children per woman.
The main barrier pregnant students face when attempting to continue their education.
What is restrictive school policies?
Many Swedish universities support pregnant students through this flexible learning option.
What is online or hybrid education?
This law requires US schools and colleges receiving federal funding to provide accommodations such as excused absences, make-up work, and larger desks for pregnant women.
What is Title IX?
Some pregnant students in Jordan may pause their education because of this family expectation.
What is prioritizing motherhood responsibilities?
In Nigeria, this is the only condition when abortion is legally permitted.
What is saving the women's life?
Students in India leave school because of this expectation placed on girls.
What is early marriage?
Sweden is internationally recognized for providing this type of healthcare access to pregnant women.
What is universal healthcare?
This social issue describes the negative judgement and/or stereotypes that pregnant teens/college students face in school settings.
What is social stigma?
This transportation challenge may make it difficult for pregnant students in Jordan to attend long university days.
What is commuting long distances?
In some Nigerian communities, this traditional practice prepares young women for marriage and motherhood by encouraging weight gain as a symbol of beauty, fertility, and status.
What is fattening rooms?
The percentage of undergrad female students who were shown to have abnormal attitudes towards eating.
What is 30%?
Sweden's approach to education and pregnancy is often studied as a model of this broader social concept.
What is social welfare?
The percentage of pregnant women attending college in the United States.
What is 22-26%?
In Jordan's conservative environment, some students may hesitate to discuss needs pertaining to this with their professor.
What is pregnancy?
This cultural belief can pressure Nigerian women to prioritize child bearing and motherhood as a major measure of a women's value and identity.
What is pronatalism?
This act, amended in 2017, allows 26 weeks of payed maternity leave for women expecting their first or second child, and 12 weeks of payed maternity leave for women with two or more surviving children.
What is the Maternity Benefit Act of 1961?
This government supported benefit helps students and parents manage childcare in Sweden.
What is childcare support or parental benefits?
This policy or option could be amended by schools to better support pregnant women in completing school.
What is childcare programs?
Traditional gender roles may lead some people to think pregnant women should do this instead of attending university.
What is stay home?
This policy allows young mothers in Nigeria to return to school after giving birth, but does not clearly outline how pregnant students should stay in school or be supported.
What is Nigeria's Child Rights Act policy?