Senegal's typically patriarchal society dictates that women traditionally take care of the household duties such as cooking, cleaning, gathering water and firewood, and caring for children. and that men are in charge of the house. In Senegal, women have the same legal rights as men. However, it is still the case today that women are disadvantaged in many respects. Women in the family Despite governmental laws, outdated and incorrect perceptions of Sharia Law still enjoy a higher profile in many parts of Senegal. For example, they believe this law prohibits women from owning property or inheriting land from their fathers and husbands, although Islamic inheritance jurisprudence is widely disputed and has many laws that encourage women's inheritance. Many Senegalese women also have the problem of being denied access to the labor market. There are different views on why the woman is more likely to stay at home and not to provide for a second income in the household. On the one hand, many Senegalese men do not want their wives to go out to work and make money, as this could potentially erode the power dynamic between husband and wife. The men are in their eyes still the ones who have to raise the money and financially to take care of the family. They want to prevent the women from being able to make any claims. Among other things, it is important to many men that the woman stays at home with the children to teach them the Muslim values. Girls' and boys' education In Senegal, gender roles are clearly defined at home, and the opportunity cost of schooling tends to be higher for girls than for boys, and more so in rural areas. In Senegal, especially in rural areas, girls are having more challenges in getting access to education than boys are. In addition to traditional norms that are being kept, it is the lack of education and illiteracy that prevents women from advancing. Many families rather send boys to school. Many girls that still go to school tend to drop out early, often due to drivers like marriage or early pregnancy. Nevertheless, over the past decade in Senegal, the enrollment of girls for secondary school has increased. The gender parity index (GPI) of primary enrollment worldwide has improved from below 0.9 in 1990 to 0.97 in 2012. Gender parity often indicates that in many countries in the world