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  Gender budgeting as an instrument for educational attainment in Kenya

  2011

  Gender issues have continued to play a key role in the formulation of public policy across sectors worldwide. It is notable that gender gaps in many developing countries remain a challenge in the education sector. The purpose of policies is to guide action towards some identified practical goals; policies lose meaning when they remain unimplemented.
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  Guideline for gender sensitive budgeting on girls education in Ethiopia

  2009

  Development partners, including UNICEF, have been supporting the Ethiopian Government so that the country could achieve universal access to education by 2015.
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  Gender issues in basic education and national development in Nigeria

  2013

  This paper examines factors inhibiting gender equality in the Nigerian education sector, focusing on access to education as well as the learning process. Over the years, education in Nigeria has been primarily oriented toward closing the enrolment gap between girls and boys, while insufficient attention has been paid to retention and achievement.
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  Gender equity and empowerment in Nigeria: implications for educational management

  2011

  Despite tremendous efforts by the Nigerian government over the past three decades to increase educational opportunities for males and females, significant gender challenges remain. This paper discusses the persistent gender gap in the educational system, even at the management level.
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  Implications of missionary education for women in Nigeria: a historical analysis

  2008

  What type of education was dispensed by missionary agencies and the British colonial administration, and how has this affected women’s development in Nigeria?
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  For her it's the big issue: putting women at the centre of water supply, sanitation and hygiene.

  Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council, 2006

  Lack of basic sanitation and safe water is a major issue for women and girls who live in poor and overcrowded areas.
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  Beyond Access: Transforming Policy and Practice for Gender Equality in Education

  Oxfam, 2005

  This volume combines policy analysis and empirically based studies on gender, education, and development. It considers the significance of gender equality in education, and the ways in which gender inequality relates to other sources of division and conflict in society.
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  Mainstreaming Gender through Sector Wide Approaches in Education: India Case Study

  Cambridge Education Consultants, 2000

  What opportunities have arisen for mainstreaming gender into education as a result of the shift to sector wide approaches (SWAps)? This case study of the District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) in India is part of a study initiated by the Working Party on Gender Equality (WP-GEN) of the Development Committee of the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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  Women, nationality and citizenship

  United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2003

  In the majority of cases, nationality is crucial to the enjoyment of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights. This has significant implications for those who do not have nationality such as stateless persons and refugees. However, looking at nationality also reveals numerous gender discriminations.
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  The ABC of Gender Responsive Education Policies - Guidelines for Developing Education for All Action Plans

  2003

  How can gender-sensitive education policies be assessed, designed, implemented and monitored? These guidelines designed to support the FAWE's national representatives, address a perceived gap in the technical tools needed in order to carry out gender mainstreaming in national education policies.

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