caratliff / impact-of-taliban-on-female-education

An in-depth analysis of the impact of Taliban influence on female education in rural Pakistan, utilizing difference-in-difference statistical methods to assess changes in school enrollment rates from comprehensive survey data.

The Legacy of the Taliban on Female Education in Pakistan

Overview

This repository contains the research and analysis conducted to explore the impact of the Taliban's influence on female education in rural Pakistan. The project aims to understand how Taliban control has affected school enrollment rates among girls in these regions.

Objective

To investigate the causal effects of Taliban presence on girls' access to education in rural areas of Pakistan by comparing school enrollment rates between Taliban-controlled and non-controlled villages.

Methodology

• Data Source: Utilized data from the Pakistan Living Standards Measurement (PSLM) survey, which covers a wide range of demographic and educational indicators.
• Analytical Approach: Employed a difference-in-difference (DiD) analysis to estimate the causal impact of Taliban control on female school enrollment rates, ensuring that the comparison between control and treated groups is statistically robust.

Findings

The study found no significant average effect on the enrollment rate for girls in Taliban-controlled areas, suggesting that while there are regional disruptions, the overall influence of Taliban control on female education might be less than previously perceived.

Contents

• Analysis.ipynb: Jupyter notebook containing the detailed statistical analysis, including data cleaning, exploratory data analysis, and DiD modeling.
• Data/: Directory containing cleaned and processed datasets used in the analysis.
• Figures/: Generated charts and plots that visualize trends and analysis outcomes.
• Report.pdf: Comprehensive project report detailing the research background, methodology, results, and conclusions.

Usage

1. Clone this repository.
2. Install required Python libraries from requirements.txt.
3. Run the Jupyter notebook Analysis.ipynb to replicate the analysis or explore the data.

Contributing

Contributions to this project are welcome. Please refer to the CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to make contributions.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Citation

If you use the data or findings from this project, please cite it as follows:

@misc{taliban_female_education2022,
  title={The Legacy of the Taliban on Female Education in Pakistan},
  author={Clarissa Ache, Preet Khowaja, John Owusu Duah, & Rashaad Ratliff-Brown},
  year={2022},
  howpublished={GitHub},
  url={URL_TO_REPOSITORY}
}

Contact

For any questions or feedback regarding the project, please open an issue in this repository or contact the contributors directly through GitHub.

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