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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... opportunity , and it works with others worldwide to make this become a reality . From its base in Oxford in the United Kingdom , Oxfam GB publishes and distributes a wide range of books and other resource materials for development and ...
... opportunity , and it works with others worldwide to make this become a reality . From its base in Oxford in the United Kingdom , Oxfam GB publishes and distributes a wide range of books and other resource materials for development and ...
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... opportunities are far from equal to those of boys ( Herz and Spurling 2004 : 2 ) . More than 542 million women are illiterate , many as a result of inadequate or incomplete schooling . Lack of literacy is generally associated with ...
... opportunities are far from equal to those of boys ( Herz and Spurling 2004 : 2 ) . More than 542 million women are illiterate , many as a result of inadequate or incomplete schooling . Lack of literacy is generally associated with ...
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... opportunities and outcomes in education ( Unterhalter 2005 ) . Drawing on Amartya Sen's ' capability approach ' , we consider that achieving gender equality entails developing the freedoms of all individuals , irrespective of gender or ...
... opportunities and outcomes in education ( Unterhalter 2005 ) . Drawing on Amartya Sen's ' capability approach ' , we consider that achieving gender equality entails developing the freedoms of all individuals , irrespective of gender or ...
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... opportunities to secure graduate and professional employment on a par with men are still constrained by their domestic and family responsibilities ( David 2005 ) . Thus gender equality entails more than the attainment of equal numbers ...
... opportunities to secure graduate and professional employment on a par with men are still constrained by their domestic and family responsibilities ( David 2005 ) . Thus gender equality entails more than the attainment of equal numbers ...
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... opportunities for girls . The chapter contributed by the Kenyan national education coalition , Elimu Yetu , based on its own research in Kenya into the status of girls ' education , charts the government's commitments to achieve gender ...
... opportunities for girls . The chapter contributed by the Kenyan national education coalition , Elimu Yetu , based on its own research in Kenya into the status of girls ' education , charts the government's commitments to achieve gender ...
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