Beyond Access: Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender Equality in EducationSheila Aikman, Elaine Unterhalter Oxfam, 2005 - 263 pages In a world where poverty, social prejudice, and poor-quality provision prevent an estimated 100 million girls from completing primary education, it is not enough for governments to pledge themselves to expand girlse(tm) access to school. This book presents a vision of a transformational education which would promote social change, enable girls to achieve their full potential, and help to create a just and democratic society. Contributors to this book examine the extent and causes of gender-based inequality in education; analyse government policies and their implications for womene(tm)s empowerment; and report on original field-work in a range of local contexts where gender-equality initiatives have flourished. In their introduction and their concluding chapter, Sheila Aikman and Elaine Unterhalter consider the challenges that confront policymakers, practitioners, campaigners, and researchers if they are to make real progress towards gender equality in education, in the context of the Millennium Development Goals. |
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... classes , without attention to gender . But research suggests that women's opportunities to secure graduate and professional employment on a par with men are still constrained by their domestic and family responsibilities ( David 2005 ) ...
... classes , without attention to gender . But research suggests that women's opportunities to secure graduate and professional employment on a par with men are still constrained by their domestic and family responsibilities ( David 2005 ) ...
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... class , and race / ethnic identity , despite universal access and high levels of achievement by girls . Thus Bernstein's work on class , Bourdieu's work on habitus , Foucault's analysis of power , concerns with the simultaneous ...
... class , and race / ethnic identity , despite universal access and high levels of achievement by girls . Thus Bernstein's work on class , Bourdieu's work on habitus , Foucault's analysis of power , concerns with the simultaneous ...
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... Class in the 21st Century , Basingstoke : Macmillan Weiner , G. ( 1994 ) ' Feminisms and education ' , in Feminism and Education , Buckingham : Open University Press World Bank ( 1995 ) Priorities and Strategies in Education ...
... Class in the 21st Century , Basingstoke : Macmillan Weiner , G. ( 1994 ) ' Feminisms and education ' , in Feminism and Education , Buckingham : Open University Press World Bank ( 1995 ) Priorities and Strategies in Education ...
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... classes . The second section investigates what has been done to close the gender gap . It cites four main success factors for eliminating gender inequalities , and analyses the interventions within integrated strategies that have been ...
... classes . The second section investigates what has been done to close the gender gap . It cites four main success factors for eliminating gender inequalities , and analyses the interventions within integrated strategies that have been ...
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... class . In the Punjab and Pakistan , however , the necessity to give dowry impedes education , because many families have to choose between saving money for their daughters ' dowry and saving it to pay for their education . In some ...
... class . In the Punjab and Pakistan , however , the necessity to give dowry impedes education , because many families have to choose between saving money for their daughters ' dowry and saving it to pay for their education . In some ...
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