abstract: 'One of the most often repeated goals in modern society is making

  education available to all on equal terms, regardless of social origin,

  culture or individual characteristics such as age, gender or the

  socio-economic status of an individual. However, in relation to gender

  inequality within learning environments, in the Czech Republic the

  traditional roles of men and women are still deeply inscribed. The

  results of the present study are primarily based on an Adult Education

  Survey which provides high quality data on the participation rates of

  the Czech population in formal and non-formal adult learning and

  education (ALE). Despite equal gender participation rates in ALE, the

  presented findings show that men participate more in job-related

  training and job-related purposes, while women manage domestic tasks, a

  situation which reflects the predominance of women in part-time

  employment, earning a lower monthly income and obtaining less

  work-related learning. This socio-economic profile influences not only

  women''s income but also affects their access to education and becomes

  the main barrier in the concrete form of family-related responsibilities

  and costs. Moreover, for women more personal-related learning has been

  shown to predominate as opposed to job-related education.'
affiliation: 'Vaculikova, J (Corresponding Author), Tomas Bata Univ Zlin, Res Ctr
  FHS, Fac Humanities, Stefanikova 5670, Zlin 76001, Czech Republic.

  Vaculikova, Jitka; Kalenda, Jan; Kocvarova, Ilona, Tomas Bata Univ Zlin, Res Ctr
  FHS, Fac Humanities, Stefanikova 5670, Zlin 76001, Czech Republic.'
author: Vaculikova, Jitka and Kalenda, Jan and Kocvarova, Ilona
author-email: vaculikova@utb.cz
author_list:
- family: Vaculikova
  given: Jitka
- family: Kalenda
  given: Jan
- family: Kocvarova
  given: Ilona
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/0158037X.2020.1732334
earlyaccessdate: FEB 2020
eissn: 1470-126X
files: []
issn: 0158-037X
journal: STUDIES IN CONTINUING EDUCATION
keywords: 'Lifelong learning; formal education; non-formal education; gender;

  barriers'
keywords-plus: PARTICIPATION; INEQUALITIES; TRENDS; PERSPECTIVE; PATTERNS; GAP
language: English
month: JAN 2
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '45'
orcid-numbers: Kocvarova, Ilona/0000-0002-7070-7998
pages: 33-47
papis_id: 85be9476d27f44ea6e3d5b85125fa584
ref: Vaculikova2021hiddengender
times-cited: '7'
title: Hidden gender differences in formal and non-formal adult education
type: Article
unique-id: WOS:000516726700001
usage-count-last-180-days: '2'
usage-count-since-2013: '24'
volume: '43'
web-of-science-categories: Education \& Educational Research
year: '2021'