Challenges and barriers perceived by rural university women in their distance courses
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https://doi.org/10.30827/eticanet.v24i2.31079Keywords:
Women, Distance education, Cultural contexts, Digital inequalitiesAbstract
When women receive an education relevant to their needs and environment, they gradually become more visible and recognized. However, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated this situation and increased digital inequalities, as well as the barriers and challenges they have had to face in continuing to advance in the strengthening of their empowerment. This study analyzed the opinions of 1206 female higher education students who were surveyed during the lockdown in Mexico. The research was mixed, descriptive, cross-sectional, and retrospective. The results found significant differences between the opinions of urban and rural women regarding how context and speaking an indigenous language influence this mode of education. Through qualitative techniques, the main challenges and barriers they faced in this mode were documented.
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