Lifelong Learning of Gypsy Women in Spain

AbstractFrom a very early age, a gypsy woman receives a type of education that differentiates her from men and from other women who do not belong to her culture. The transmission of their culture depends in large measure on the women who create and form part of their own homes. Academic learning in gypsy women is often despised, since it could be an obstacle in her relationship with her husband; in any case, it is not considered to be of any use to her, except for work such as itinerant peddling