Gendered voices : reflections on gender and education in South Africa and Sudan /

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Imprint:Rotterdam : SensePublishers, c2013.
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
Series:Comparative and international education ; v.23
Comparative and international education (Sense Publishers) ; v.23.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9850008
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Other authors / contributors:Holmarsdottir, Halla B.
ISBN:9789462091375 (electronic bk.)
9462091374 (electronic bk.)
9789462091351
9789462091368
Summary:Internationally, there is growing awareness that the target of Education for All by 2015 will not be met unless more strident efforts are made to improve access for marginalized, hard-to-reach children (most often girls). For almost four decades gender equality in education has been one of the key global concerns and as a result various organizations at national and international levels along with governments have initiated programs focusing on achieving gender equality, women's empowerment and improving girls' access to education. By focusing on access alone (i.e. gender parity) we may not un