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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... issues related to the MDG project . First , it is concerned to raise the importance of gender equality and ensure that it is not overlooked in the big push towards achieving EFA by 2015. There is no room for complacency : the 2005 ...
... issues related to the MDG project . First , it is concerned to raise the importance of gender equality and ensure that it is not overlooked in the big push towards achieving EFA by 2015. There is no room for complacency : the 2005 ...
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... issues to be considered in the remaking of policy . The structure of the book The book is divided into three parts . The first examines the extent of inequality and the nature of the challenge to achieve gender equality in education ...
... issues to be considered in the remaking of policy . The structure of the book The book is divided into three parts . The first examines the extent of inequality and the nature of the challenge to achieve gender equality in education ...
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... issues which demand innovative and context - specific responses . The chapter by Ian Leggett illustrates some of the issues raised in preceding chapters . While national statistics show high rates of gender parity in overall access to ...
... issues which demand innovative and context - specific responses . The chapter by Ian Leggett illustrates some of the issues raised in preceding chapters . While national statistics show high rates of gender parity in overall access to ...
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... issues that closely affect their lives . Alicia Zents provides an insight into the participation of women in the Pentecostal movement in Burkina Faso . In contexts where African women have a long history of maintaining the vitality of ...
... issues that closely affect their lives . Alicia Zents provides an insight into the participation of women in the Pentecostal movement in Burkina Faso . In contexts where African women have a long history of maintaining the vitality of ...
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... issues raised , see Unterhalter 2003a , 2005a . ) In practice there are considerable overlaps between the four approaches , but I have separated them out analytically to emphasise some of their key differences . The WID ( women in ...
... issues raised , see Unterhalter 2003a , 2005a . ) In practice there are considerable overlaps between the four approaches , but I have separated them out analytically to emphasise some of their key differences . The WID ( women in ...
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