Latest items for AFE-PRACTICE-1
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[S]cholarships for girls [were increased in] recognizing the need to prevent them from dropping out of school… [W]idespread discriminatory gender stereotypes [is increasingly prevalent] among the teaching personnel, who are predominantly male[.] [G]ender segregation in education [has] an alarmingly widespread incidence of gender-based violence, especially sexual violence, in school" (12). "Roma girls leave school even before completing primary school and are almost fully absent from the education system after the age of 18" (12). "Girls with disabilities are less involved in inclusive education than boys with disabilities" (12).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[S]cholarships for girls [were increased in] recognizing the need to prevent them from dropping out of school… [W]idespread discriminatory gender stereotypes [is increasingly prevalent] among the teaching personnel, who are predominantly male[.] [G]ender segregation in education [has] an alarmingly widespread incidence of gender-based violence, especially sexual violence, in school" (12). "Roma girls leave school even before completing primary school and are almost fully absent from the education system after the age of 18" (12). "Girls with disabilities are less involved in inclusive education than boys with disabilities" (12).
April 19, 2024, 1:31 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[R]easonable accommodation in school infrastructure and places for sport and leisure for girls with disabilities [are not in place]" (12). "Roma women, older women, poor women, women with disabilities, refugee and internally displaced women and women heads of household continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination... [T]hose women continue to have limited access to [education]" (16).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[R]easonable accommodation in school infrastructure and places for sport and leisure for girls with disabilities [are not in place]" (12). "Roma women, older women, poor women, women with disabilities, refugee and internally displaced women and women heads of household continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination... [T]hose women continue to have limited access to [education]" (16).
April 12, 2024, 5:41 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Non-citizens are also barred from attending government schools" (para 18). Lack of citizenship can hinder a girl's education (MV-coder comment).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Non-citizens are also barred from attending government schools" (para 18). Lack of citizenship can hinder a girl's education (MV-coder comment).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he project 'Quality basket', [is] aimed at improving learning achievements by pupils, including girls" (10). "Roma girls and boys, as well as girls and boys with disabilities [are placed] in schools with classes for children with special needs" (11).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he project 'Quality basket', [is] aimed at improving learning achievements by pupils, including girls" (10). "Roma girls and boys, as well as girls and boys with disabilities [are placed] in schools with classes for children with special needs" (11).
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"With Government support, civil society (the Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Foundation) has established the Ozavino scholarships resource for boys and girls. The resource is designed to encourage the most deserving girls to avail themselves of merit scholarships at internationally renowned universities" (9). "The Gabonese education system is egalitarian, and as such, it does not include any programmes that specifically address the issue of scholarships for girls, or that provide help exclusively to girls who have given birth" (14). "Comprehensive support (tuition fees, transport and school supplies) for approximately 97 children, the majority of whom are girls" (15). "[S]chool facilities in rural areas are often distant, poorly equipped and lacking staff" (22).more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"With Government support, civil society (the Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Foundation) has established the Ozavino scholarships resource for boys and girls. The resource is designed to encourage the most deserving girls to avail themselves of merit scholarships at internationally renowned universities" (9). "The Gabonese education system is egalitarian, and as such, it does not include any programmes that specifically address the issue of scholarships for girls, or that provide help exclusively to girls who have given birth" (14). "Comprehensive support (tuition fees, transport and school supplies) for approximately 97 children, the majority of whom are girls" (15). "[S]chool facilities in rural areas are often distant, poorly equipped and lacking staff" (22).more
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Schools regularly expel pregnant girls… Girls are subjected to sexual and gender-based violence, including rape, in school by teachers" (10). "[E]ffective procedures [are not established] to investigate cases of the sexual abuse and harassment of girls in school environments, prosecute perpetrators, especially teachers and school administrators, and provide victims with medical care, psychosocial counselling and rehabilitation" (11). "The environmental and sanitary impacts of the industrial exploitation of copper and [affect] access for women and girls to safe water and to education, exposing them to rape and sexual violence and depriving them of their incomes earned from their agricultural activities" (16).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Schools regularly expel pregnant girls… Girls are subjected to sexual and gender-based violence, including rape, in school by teachers" (10). "[E]ffective procedures [are not established] to investigate cases of the sexual abuse and harassment of girls in school environments, prosecute perpetrators, especially teachers and school administrators, and provide victims with medical care, psychosocial counselling and rehabilitation" (11). "The environmental and sanitary impacts of the industrial exploitation of copper and [affect] access for women and girls to safe water and to education, exposing them to rape and sexual violence and depriving them of their incomes earned from their agricultural activities" (16).
Feb. 11, 2024, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"No foreign government has formally recognised the Taliban's administration and many have already heavily criticised its reversal on signals they would open secondary schools nationwide for girls in March" (para 10).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"No foreign government has formally recognised the Taliban's administration and many have already heavily criticised its reversal on signals they would open secondary schools nationwide for girls in March" (para 10).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[There have been r]eports of violence against girls in educational institutions" (10). "[W]omen in decision-making positions and senior management positions [are underrepresented] in educational institutions and [show a] low number of women professors" (10). "[T]rained school psychologists and the centres for social welfare [don't] adequately address the specific needs of girls who have experienced violence in educational settings in a gender-sensitive manner [or] provide them with effective remedies, including a confidential complaint system" (11). "[R]ural women and girls bear a disproportionate burden of unpaid work at home and in agriculture, which prevents many girls from completing secondary education" (13).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[There have been r]eports of violence against girls in educational institutions" (10). "[W]omen in decision-making positions and senior management positions [are underrepresented] in educational institutions and [show a] low number of women professors" (10). "[T]rained school psychologists and the centres for social welfare [don't] adequately address the specific needs of girls who have experienced violence in educational settings in a gender-sensitive manner [or] provide them with effective remedies, including a confidential complaint system" (11). "[R]ural women and girls bear a disproportionate burden of unpaid work at home and in agriculture, which prevents many girls from completing secondary education" (13).
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"'After my children left town to find work, at first I looked after two of my grandchildren: Kouffia, who is 13 and my eldest son’s child, and Samira, who is eight, and then Divino, a third grandchild from of one of my two daughters, but five months ago, Amennan, my other daughter, was abandoned by her husband and she was left with twin girls. What’s she going to do? She has no qualifications. She hopes to sell barbecued fish. She’s an additional burden'"(para 25-26). This quote shows many barriers that keep children from attending school, such as parents abandoning their children to their grandmother's, early pregnancy, and single-parent households (EV-Coder...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"'After my children left town to find work, at first I looked after two of my grandchildren: Kouffia, who is 13 and my eldest son’s child, and Samira, who is eight, and then Divino, a third grandchild from of one of my two daughters, but five months ago, Amennan, my other daughter, was abandoned by her husband and she was left with twin girls. What’s she going to do? She has no qualifications. She hopes to sell barbecued fish. She’s an additional burden'"(para 25-26). This quote shows many barriers that keep children from attending school, such as parents abandoning their children to their grandmother's, early pregnancy, and single-parent households (EV-Coder...more
Jan. 23, 2024, 4:47 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Roma, rural, refugee and asylum-seeking girls, girls with disabilities and girls who are victims of child marriage, gender-based violence and trafficking [face an inability] to access high-quality education at all levels]" (10).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Roma, rural, refugee and asylum-seeking girls, girls with disabilities and girls who are victims of child marriage, gender-based violence and trafficking [face an inability] to access high-quality education at all levels]" (10).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[An Education For All action plan was adopted t]o ensure that by 2015 all children, particularly girls, including the poor, working children and children with special needs, complete a quality primary education" (14). "By 2030, [the target is to] substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers" (16). This indicates a current lack of qualified teachers (MV-coder comment). "Scholarships are awarded to young women attending the University of Bangui on the basis of merit and as an incentive. These measures are intended to encourage girls to complete their education" (23).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[An Education For All action plan was adopted t]o ensure that by 2015 all children, particularly girls, including the poor, working children and children with special needs, complete a quality primary education" (14). "By 2030, [the target is to] substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers" (16). This indicates a current lack of qualified teachers (MV-coder comment). "Scholarships are awarded to young women attending the University of Bangui on the basis of merit and as an incentive. These measures are intended to encourage girls to complete their education" (23).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Gender parity has been reached on the literacy rate in Botswana. Enrolment statistics show that girls enrolled more than boys in secondary and tertiary education. However, the likelihood of attaining secondary and tertiary education is higher among men compared to women. Fewer females continue to enrol in science and technology fields than males. The Government has introduced a back to school program to facilitate re-admission of children and youth who dropped out of school either due to pregnancy, failing and or absconding" (7). "Current efforts to provide alternatives to commercial sex work include: youth and women empowerment programmes including development of business and technical skills, financial support for entrepreneurship and...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Gender parity has been reached on the literacy rate in Botswana. Enrolment statistics show that girls enrolled more than boys in secondary and tertiary education. However, the likelihood of attaining secondary and tertiary education is higher among men compared to women. Fewer females continue to enrol in science and technology fields than males. The Government has introduced a back to school program to facilitate re-admission of children and youth who dropped out of school either due to pregnancy, failing and or absconding" (7). "Current efforts to provide alternatives to commercial sex work include: youth and women empowerment programmes including development of business and technical skills, financial support for entrepreneurship and...more
Jan. 13, 2024, 4:41 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Work is under way to rehabilitate some of the facilities that can accommodate girls from the hinterland" (23). Living in the hinterlands means moving away from home to attend school. These girls are unable to attend school if living accommodation is not provided (MV- coder comment). "[T]he Government, UNICEF and non-governmental organizations have joined efforts to provide 53,069 children (45 per cent of whom are girls) with access to education in 220 temporary learning spaces... To ensure the quality of this education, 500 parent-teachers (41 per cent of whom are women) in these spaces have been trained in basic teaching skills and psychosocial support" (35).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Work is under way to rehabilitate some of the facilities that can accommodate girls from the hinterland" (23). Living in the hinterlands means moving away from home to attend school. These girls are unable to attend school if living accommodation is not provided (MV- coder comment). "[T]he Government, UNICEF and non-governmental organizations have joined efforts to provide 53,069 children (45 per cent of whom are girls) with access to education in 220 temporary learning spaces... To ensure the quality of this education, 500 parent-teachers (41 per cent of whom are women) in these spaces have been trained in basic teaching skills and psychosocial support" (35).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Government, in partnership with multidisciplinary professionals, is expanding outreach to children aged 0–6 from low-income families under the KidSTART programme to provide upstream and holistic support for children’s health, social and development needs” (23). Girls within this age range are likely to benefit (MV-coder comment). “In 2018, the Government established the Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families Taskforce (UPLIFT) to strengthen support for students from disadvantaged families regardless of gender, to enable them to reach their full potential... The curriculum also includes topics on gender and gender stereotypes. Students are taught the importance of not stereotyping" (23).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Government, in partnership with multidisciplinary professionals, is expanding outreach to children aged 0–6 from low-income families under the KidSTART programme to provide upstream and holistic support for children’s health, social and development needs” (23). Girls within this age range are likely to benefit (MV-coder comment). “In 2018, the Government established the Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families Taskforce (UPLIFT) to strengthen support for students from disadvantaged families regardless of gender, to enable them to reach their full potential... The curriculum also includes topics on gender and gender stereotypes. Students are taught the importance of not stereotyping" (23).
Dec. 20, 2023, 10:43 a.m.
Countries: France
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"'People recognise and deplore the existence of sexism but fail to reject it in practice, a phenomenon particularly widespread among the men questioned. This gap between perception, statements and practice has tangible consequences in terms of symbolic, physical, sexual and economic violence'" (para 9). "Elsewhere in the poll, 93% affirmed that men and women are treated differently in at least one of the aspects of their life: work, public space, school or family; 80% of women asked said they had been less well-treated or felt they had been because of their sex, while 37% of men said the same" (para 13). The discrimmination of treatment is a barrier to a...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"'People recognise and deplore the existence of sexism but fail to reject it in practice, a phenomenon particularly widespread among the men questioned. This gap between perception, statements and practice has tangible consequences in terms of symbolic, physical, sexual and economic violence'" (para 9). "Elsewhere in the poll, 93% affirmed that men and women are treated differently in at least one of the aspects of their life: work, public space, school or family; 80% of women asked said they had been less well-treated or felt they had been because of their sex, while 37% of men said the same" (para 13). The discrimmination of treatment is a barrier to a...more
Dec. 5, 2023, 11:18 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[The government] banned the $1bn private tutoring industry to improve study-life balance and assist parents who couldn’t afford the growing competition" (pp 19).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[The government] banned the $1bn private tutoring industry to improve study-life balance and assist parents who couldn’t afford the growing competition" (pp 19).
Nov. 22, 2023, 5:13 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Some schools expelled students who wore the headscarf" (21). "No students dare not to wear the jilbab to go to school. A classmate got expelled from the school when she was protesting a teacher telling her to wear a jilbab" (35). "Those who were not forced to leave still described harm to their education, including bullying, humiliation, and lower grades for not wearing hijab... Indonesian state schools use a combination of psychological pressure, public humiliation, and sanctions to persuade girls to wear the hijab" (36). "Enforcement of Islamic dress in educational institutions in the absence of restrictions on other religious clothing discriminates against female students and may interfere with their...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Some schools expelled students who wore the headscarf" (21). "No students dare not to wear the jilbab to go to school. A classmate got expelled from the school when she was protesting a teacher telling her to wear a jilbab" (35). "Those who were not forced to leave still described harm to their education, including bullying, humiliation, and lower grades for not wearing hijab... Indonesian state schools use a combination of psychological pressure, public humiliation, and sanctions to persuade girls to wear the hijab" (36). "Enforcement of Islamic dress in educational institutions in the absence of restrictions on other religious clothing discriminates against female students and may interfere with their...more
Nov. 22, 2023, 3:43 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"A former student at SMAN1 Solok high school said she was punished in 2012 for having a hair-bun under her jilbab... She was humiliated by being forced by her teacher to wear a motorcycle helmet in the classroom over her jilbab" (38).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"A former student at SMAN1 Solok high school said she was punished in 2012 for having a hair-bun under her jilbab... She was humiliated by being forced by her teacher to wear a motorcycle helmet in the classroom over her jilbab" (38).
Nov. 22, 2023, 3:42 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Ministry of Education received a complaint after a Muslim student, Anita Wardhani, was not allowed to wear her hijab... The controversy died down without much media coverage after the school allowed Wardhani to wear her hijab" (30). Muslim girls are allowed to attend any school but not all schools allow complete muslim attire (MV-coder comment).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he Ministry of Education received a complaint after a Muslim student, Anita Wardhani, was not allowed to wear her hijab... The controversy died down without much media coverage after the school allowed Wardhani to wear her hijab" (30). Muslim girls are allowed to attend any school but not all schools allow complete muslim attire (MV-coder comment).
Nov. 22, 2023, 3:42 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Yenima Swandina Alfa, a new student in SMPN3 Genteng junior high school in Banyuwangi, East Java, had cancelled her enrollment after she was asked to sign a document declaring that she was willing to wear the jilbab as part of her school uniform despite her Catholic faith" (48-49).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Yenima Swandina Alfa, a new student in SMPN3 Genteng junior high school in Banyuwangi, East Java, had cancelled her enrollment after she was asked to sign a document declaring that she was willing to wear the jilbab as part of her school uniform despite her Catholic faith" (48-49).
Nov. 22, 2023, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"On January 11, 2021, Elianu Hia, a Christian father, recorded a meeting with a teacher in his daughter’s SMKN2 state school in Padang, during which the teacher pressured him to ask his daughter, herself a Christian, to wear a jilbab at school" (11).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"On January 11, 2021, Elianu Hia, a Christian father, recorded a meeting with a teacher in his daughter’s SMKN2 state school in Padang, during which the teacher pressured him to ask his daughter, herself a Christian, to wear a jilbab at school" (11).
Nov. 22, 2023, 3:39 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Although the school and her teachers do not all explicitly say she must wear jilbab, they tend to give unsolicited comments or make fun of her choice not to wear jilbab. The pressure is in a way implicit, but constant" (1). "[The government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono] issued a national regulation that implies and has been interpreted by officials and schools around the country to require all female Muslim primary and secondary school students to wear a jilbab as part of their school uniform" (5). “[O]ther Christian girls continued to wear a jilbab, saying they were afraid to attend [school] without one since the principal had not changed the...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Although the school and her teachers do not all explicitly say she must wear jilbab, they tend to give unsolicited comments or make fun of her choice not to wear jilbab. The pressure is in a way implicit, but constant" (1). "[The government of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono] issued a national regulation that implies and has been interpreted by officials and schools around the country to require all female Muslim primary and secondary school students to wear a jilbab as part of their school uniform" (5). “[O]ther Christian girls continued to wear a jilbab, saying they were afraid to attend [school] without one since the principal had not changed the...more
Nov. 22, 2023, 3:38 p.m.
Countries: Indonesia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Human Rights Watch documented five separate cases in which the demerits led parents to move their daughters to other schools; usually these were private, fee-paying schools. This not only imposed an economic cost on the families but had negative impacts on learning and friendships. Many reported social stigmas" (45).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Human Rights Watch documented five separate cases in which the demerits led parents to move their daughters to other schools; usually these were private, fee-paying schools. This not only imposed an economic cost on the families but had negative impacts on learning and friendships. Many reported social stigmas" (45).
Nov. 22, 2023, 1:23 p.m.
Countries: Syria
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[F]emale students who do not abide by the dress code will be banned from attending classes" (111).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[F]emale students who do not abide by the dress code will be banned from attending classes" (111).
Nov. 22, 2023, 11:52 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Education authorities required female students to wear hijabs in schools and universities" (103).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Education authorities required female students to wear hijabs in schools and universities" (103).
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The principles and concepts of gender equality have been gradually incorporated into the teaching and activities of various types of education programmes at all levels" (12). "Various reward and financial aid policies have effectively prevented girls from dropping out upon completion of junior high school and ensured that women can participate equally in and complete vocational education" (19). "Women have equal access to scholarships. The 2018 statistics showed that more women had received scholarships in government-sponsored study abroad programmes than men, accounting for 53 per cent of all participants" (20). "6,671 girls with disabilities enrolled in preschools through grants from the public welfare lottery fund for disability" (25).more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The principles and concepts of gender equality have been gradually incorporated into the teaching and activities of various types of education programmes at all levels" (12). "Various reward and financial aid policies have effectively prevented girls from dropping out upon completion of junior high school and ensured that women can participate equally in and complete vocational education" (19). "Women have equal access to scholarships. The 2018 statistics showed that more women had received scholarships in government-sponsored study abroad programmes than men, accounting for 53 per cent of all participants" (20). "6,671 girls with disabilities enrolled in preschools through grants from the public welfare lottery fund for disability" (25).more
Nov. 3, 2023, 5 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"She was 19, not ready to be a mother. But the young Haitian’s life changed when she was walking home from class on the dusty streets of a gang-controlled area of Haiti’s capital last year" (para 2) Since the commute to and from home and school is clearly dangerous, parents may be hesitant to send their children to school (MCP - CODER COMMENT). "Months later, she learned that she was pregnant. In an instant, her dreams of studying and economically lifting her family dissolved" (para 4) Pregnancy seems to pose a threat to the attainment of formal education, since presumably there are few societal aid systems that would provide childcare,...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"She was 19, not ready to be a mother. But the young Haitian’s life changed when she was walking home from class on the dusty streets of a gang-controlled area of Haiti’s capital last year" (para 2) Since the commute to and from home and school is clearly dangerous, parents may be hesitant to send their children to school (MCP - CODER COMMENT). "Months later, she learned that she was pregnant. In an instant, her dreams of studying and economically lifting her family dissolved" (para 4) Pregnancy seems to pose a threat to the attainment of formal education, since presumably there are few societal aid systems that would provide childcare,...more
Oct. 27, 2023, 3:52 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Efforts have also been made to provide targeted assistance and prevent school-age children and adolescents, especially rural girls, from dropping out of school owing to poverty or disinterest" (18-19). "In 2017, the Targeted Plan for Expanded Access to Senior Secondary Education (2017–2020) was launched, with a focus on poverty-stricken and educationally weak regions and special groups. It was intended to raise the gross enrolment rate of senior secondary education in disadvantageous regions and improve equal access to high school education for girls, especially rural girls, by expanding educational resources, increasing funding and strengthening the education workforce… The right to education of ethnic minority women and girls is guaranteed" (19).more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Efforts have also been made to provide targeted assistance and prevent school-age children and adolescents, especially rural girls, from dropping out of school owing to poverty or disinterest" (18-19). "In 2017, the Targeted Plan for Expanded Access to Senior Secondary Education (2017–2020) was launched, with a focus on poverty-stricken and educationally weak regions and special groups. It was intended to raise the gross enrolment rate of senior secondary education in disadvantageous regions and improve equal access to high school education for girls, especially rural girls, by expanding educational resources, increasing funding and strengthening the education workforce… The right to education of ethnic minority women and girls is guaranteed" (19).more
Oct. 27, 2023, 3:52 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"More attention has been paid to the fostering of the ideas of equal treatment, non-discrimination and non-prejudice in the moral education curriculum of primary and secondary schools... China is promoting the teaching of gender equality in primary and secondary… Improved understanding of women’s rights has been built into compulsory education. The Ministry of Education has added contents related to the protection of women’s rights and the promotion of equality between men and women in course contents and case selection for State-compiled textbooks... Preliminary gender equity has been achieved in terms of the number of characters in pictorial textbooks" (12).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"More attention has been paid to the fostering of the ideas of equal treatment, non-discrimination and non-prejudice in the moral education curriculum of primary and secondary schools... China is promoting the teaching of gender equality in primary and secondary… Improved understanding of women’s rights has been built into compulsory education. The Ministry of Education has added contents related to the protection of women’s rights and the promotion of equality between men and women in course contents and case selection for State-compiled textbooks... Preliminary gender equity has been achieved in terms of the number of characters in pictorial textbooks" (12).
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Many women, in particular rural women, face barriers to obtaining identity documents, which restricts their access to, inter alia, education, health care, employment opportunities, bank loans and property" (10). "Rural women and girls and women and girls with disabilities, with albinism, living with HIV/AIDS and in prostitution, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and intersex persons face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, restricting in particular their access to health services, employment, education, housing and justice and their participation in public and political life" (14). "[M]igrant and asylum-seeking women and girls [are not guaranteed access] to employment, accommodations, education, health-care services and other support, including food, clothing and the necessary social...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Many women, in particular rural women, face barriers to obtaining identity documents, which restricts their access to, inter alia, education, health care, employment opportunities, bank loans and property" (10). "Rural women and girls and women and girls with disabilities, with albinism, living with HIV/AIDS and in prostitution, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and intersex persons face multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination, restricting in particular their access to health services, employment, education, housing and justice and their participation in public and political life" (14). "[M]igrant and asylum-seeking women and girls [are not guaranteed access] to employment, accommodations, education, health-care services and other support, including food, clothing and the necessary social...more