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dc.contributor.authorTs'ephe, Lifutsoen_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-28T11:13:29Z-
dc.date.available2024-02-28T11:13:29Z-
dc.date.issued2023-11-21-
dc.identifier.citationTs'ephe, L. 2023. My African husband did not conform to gender roles while supporting me through doctoral studies. African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies.5(1):1-9, DOI: https://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1138en_US
dc.identifier.issn2663-4589-
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10321/5155-
dc.description.abstractBoth men and women with doctorates are known to have significantly contributed to the advancement of continental and national growth through knowledge and skills acquired while conducting research in the pursuit of a doctorate. However, the percentage of women on the African continent with PhDs is still low across all nationalities. Students enrolled for PhD programmes have been known to exit at some stage for a variety of reasons, including financial hardships, obligations to one's family, and demotivation engendered by prolonged research. Some women seek divorces because they believe that their husbands hindered their paths to accomplishing their goals. This article presented a research narrative on an African woman PhD graduate who attended a university in South Africa. Mandisa talks about how her husband assumed gender roles perceived to be that of a woman to help her successfully complete her doctoral studies. This qualitative research was underpinned by the interpretivist paradigm. Through the lens of the capabilities approach, this article demonstrated how spousal support is essential for a wife to achieve success in PhD studies. The results revealed that Mandisa's husband inspired her to succeed in her doctoral studies by relieving her of taking care of the household chores. The article envisions promoting doctoral education scholarship through highlighting the value of familial support, especially for African women.en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofAfrican Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies; 5(1)en_US
dc.subjectAfrican womenen_US
dc.subjectDoctoral educationen_US
dc.subjectHigher educationen_US
dc.subjectAcademic developmenten_US
dc.subjectPatriarchyen_US
dc.titleMy African husband did not conform to gender roles while supporting me through doctoral studiesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.date.updated2024-02-21T06:57:04Z-
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.51415/ajims.v5i1.1138-
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