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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... live in a world in which education is characterised by extensive gender inequalities . Two thirds of all those who have no access to education are girls and women . Sixty - five million girls never even start school , and an estimated ...
... live in a world in which education is characterised by extensive gender inequalities . Two thirds of all those who have no access to education are girls and women . Sixty - five million girls never even start school , and an estimated ...
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... lives and thus contribute to achieving wide goals for gender equality . Considerable momentum has built up around the world in support of the commitments expressed in the MDGs . Signatory governments are engaging in debates and ...
... lives and thus contribute to achieving wide goals for gender equality . Considerable momentum has built up around the world in support of the commitments expressed in the MDGs . Signatory governments are engaging in debates and ...
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... live a full life . We use the term gender equity to characterise institutional and social processes that work for this interpretation of equality . But often equality and equity are used interchangeably . Some approaches to equality are ...
... live a full life . We use the term gender equity to characterise institutional and social processes that work for this interpretation of equality . But often equality and equity are used interchangeably . Some approaches to equality are ...
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... live . It embraces the notion of education as a transformative process which promotes social change and contributes to building a just and democratic society . A quality education rejects gender discrimination and social injustice ...
... live . It embraces the notion of education as a transformative process which promotes social change and contributes to building a just and democratic society . A quality education rejects gender discrimination and social injustice ...
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... lives . While education reform at the national level has opened up new opportunities for a skills - based curriculum which reflects the differing cultural and geographical realities of the learners , these realities are also gendered ...
... lives . While education reform at the national level has opened up new opportunities for a skills - based curriculum which reflects the differing cultural and geographical realities of the learners , these realities are also gendered ...
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