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" Girls' education in the 21st century : "
Mercy Tembon and Lucia Fort, editors
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637049
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Girls' education in the 21st century : : gender equality, empowerment, and economic growth /\ Mercy Tembon and Lucia Fort, editors
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| Publication Statement
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Washington DC :: World Bank,, c2008
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Directions in development.
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xxix, 313 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm
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9780821374740
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: 0821374745
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: 9780821374757
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: 0821374753
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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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 ... [et al.] -- 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
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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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| Dewey Classification
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371.822
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LC2572.G57 2008
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Tembon, Mercy
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Fort, Lucia
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| Parallel Title
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Girls' education in the twenty-first century
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