| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 313 pages) : illustrations |
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Directions in development. Human development |
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Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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| Contents |
Overview / Mercy Tembon -- Schooling, gender equity, and economic outcomes / Eric Hanushek -- Student learning outcomes in mathematics from a gender perspective: what does the international PISA assessment tell us? / Andreas Schleicher -- Return to education: the gender perspective / Harry Patrinos -- Is female education a pathway to gender equality in the labor market? Some evidence from Pakistan / Monazza Aslam, Geeta Kingdon, and Mans Söderbom -- Inequalities in education: effects of gender, poverty, orphanhood and disability / Don Filmer -- The double disadvantage of gender and social exclusion in education / Marlaine Lockheed -- Promoting education quality through gender-friendly schools / Changu Mannatholko -- Combating gender-based violence in Benin / Michele pop -- Addressing gender disparities in education in contexts of crisis, postcrisis, and state fragility / Jackie Kirk -- Building a better future for Afghanistan through female education / Sakena Yacoobi -- The effects of a reduction in user fees on school enrollment: evidence from Colombia / Felip Barrera-Osorio -- Holy alliance; public subsidies, Islamic high schools and female schooling in Bangladesh / Mohammad Niaz Asadullah and Nazmul Chadhury -- Cultivating knowledge and sills to grow African agriculture / Richard Johanson [and others] -- Quality and gender equality in education : what have we learned from FAWE's 15 years of experience? / Codou Diaw -- Strategies for gender equality in basic and secondary education : a comprehensive and integrated approach tin the Republic of Yemen / Tawfiq A. Al-Meikhlafy -- Conclusion and recommendations for the way forward / Mercy Tembon |
| Summary |
Persuasive evidence demonstrates that gender equality in education is central to economic development. Despite more than two decades of accumulated knowledge and evidence of what works in improving gender equality, progress on the ground remains slow and uneven across countries. What is missing? Given that education is a critical path to accelerate progress toward gender equality and the empowerment of women, what is holding us back? These questions were discussed at the global symposium Education: A Critical Path to Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, which was sponsored by the World Ban |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women -- Education -- Developing countries
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Women -- Education -- Economic aspects -- Developing countries
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Educational equalization -- Developing countries
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EDUCATION -- Students & Student Life.
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Educational equalization.
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Women -- Education.
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Women -- Education -- Economic aspects.
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Developing countries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Tembon, Mercy.
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Fort, Lucia.
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| ISBN |
9780821374757 |
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0821374753 |
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1281787426 |
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9781281787422 |
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6611787429 |
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9786611787424 |
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