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  Faith-inspired initiatives to tackle the social determinants of child marriage

  Taylor and Francis Group, 2015

  Tackling the issue of child marriage requires recognition of a number of economic, structural, and social factors such as the need to support many children, a lack of educational opportunities for girls, and powerful traditions and social norms enforced by families and communities.
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  Women’s work: mothers, children and the global childcare crisis

  Overseas Development Institute, 2016

  All around the world, mothers are forced to make difficult choices in how to balance work an
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  Perceptions of parents and teachers on constructions of masculinities among primary schoolboys Kirinyaga and Nairobi counties, Kenya

  Kenyatta University, Kenya, 2013

  What role do schools play in the construction of masculinities, and how aware
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  Latchkey experiences of school-age children in low-income families in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria

  Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa, 2012

  This study investigated the Latchkey experiences of school-age children (5-13 years) from the perspectives of mothers in low-income families in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
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  Unpaid work among children currently attending school in Nigeria: with focus on gender, ethnicity, urban-rural residence and poverty

  International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy Authors, 2013

  The purpose of this paper is to investigate the associations of gender, ethnicity, urban-rural residence, and poverty, on children'€™s unpaid work. It examines whether the Nigerian experience parallels previous research in India and Latin America, which finds an ethnic gap in children'€™s unpaid work.
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  Predisposing factors to life on the streets: the case of out of school children in Nigeria

  SAVAP International, 2013

  Education is the key to national development and no development can take place without first developing the citizenry of the country, out-of-school/street children inclusive.
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  A girl's right to say no to marriage: working to end child marriage and keep girls in school

  Plan International, 2013

  One in three girls in the developing world are married by their eighteenth birthday. Despite being prohibited by international human rights, child marriage continues to be a violation of children’s human rights. This report by Plan International focuses on the importance of education in preventing child marriages.
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  Violence against women and girls: addressing violence against women and girls in education programming

  Department for International Development, UK, 2014

  Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is the most widespread form of abuse worldwide, affecting one third of all women in their lifetime. Violence and abuse in education settings violates women and girls’ human rights and can have a negative impact on their educational experience and long-term outcomes.
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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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  Socio-Economic Development and the Girl-Child Education: a Look at Jos North Local Government, Plateau State

  2014

  The problem of girl child education in Nigeria’s Jos North Local Government Area has socio-economic aspects related to traditional gender roles. The research presented in this article examines girl child education and its impacts, with the view of finding out why few women are educated in Jos North metropolis.

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