Latest items for AFE-PRACTICE-1
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Sexual harassment was common and not illegal. It may be prosecuted, however, under assault and battery and defamation statutes" (19). It was not clear whether this occurs in schools or against girls but it highlights the possibility (MV- coder comment). "The government permitted children to attend school without birth registration, but only through the sixth grade" (20). This indicates that girls whose birth was not registered were not allowed to continue their education past the sixth grade (MV-coder comment). “Forced child labor increased in the southern provinces that suffered a severe drought during the year. In certain villages in Cunene, children were forced to leave school and to work as...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Sexual harassment was common and not illegal. It may be prosecuted, however, under assault and battery and defamation statutes" (19). It was not clear whether this occurs in schools or against girls but it highlights the possibility (MV- coder comment). "The government permitted children to attend school without birth registration, but only through the sixth grade" (20). This indicates that girls whose birth was not registered were not allowed to continue their education past the sixth grade (MV-coder comment). “Forced child labor increased in the southern provinces that suffered a severe drought during the year. In certain villages in Cunene, children were forced to leave school and to work as...more
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:03 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Education is tuition free and compulsory for documented children through the sixth grade. Students in public schools often faced significant additional expenses such as books or irregular fees paid directly to education officials in order to guarantee a spot. When parents were unable to pay the fees, their children were often unable to attend school. The Ministry of Education estimated that one to two million children did not attend school, because of a shortage of teachers and schools… There were reports that parents, especially in more rural areas, were more likely to send boys to school rather than girls" (20).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Education is tuition free and compulsory for documented children through the sixth grade. Students in public schools often faced significant additional expenses such as books or irregular fees paid directly to education officials in order to guarantee a spot. When parents were unable to pay the fees, their children were often unable to attend school. The Ministry of Education estimated that one to two million children did not attend school, because of a shortage of teachers and schools… There were reports that parents, especially in more rural areas, were more likely to send boys to school rather than girls" (20).
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
" Attitudes toward abortion may be traced to the tenets of the Buddhist religion, which has otherwise played a key role in many facets of gender parity, given that its tradition and values view men and women as equal. Regarding participation in the public sphere, two factors are broadly to blame, the first being a historical lack of education for women. In the 1950s and ’60s, when Bhutan began to prioritize national development and education, more boys than girls were sent to India for formal learning—a disparity that stemmed not from gender discrimination but rather from fears about girls’ safety during the long journey to school" (para.5).more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
" Attitudes toward abortion may be traced to the tenets of the Buddhist religion, which has otherwise played a key role in many facets of gender parity, given that its tradition and values view men and women as equal. Regarding participation in the public sphere, two factors are broadly to blame, the first being a historical lack of education for women. In the 1950s and ’60s, when Bhutan began to prioritize national development and education, more boys than girls were sent to India for formal learning—a disparity that stemmed not from gender discrimination but rather from fears about girls’ safety during the long journey to school" (para.5).more
Sept. 18, 2023, 2 a.m.
Countries: Bhutan
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
" Attitudes toward abortion may be traced to the tenets of the Buddhist religion, which has otherwise played a key role in many facets of gender parity, given that its tradition and values view men and women as equal. Regarding participation in the public sphere, two factors are broadly to blame, the first being a historical lack of education for women. In the 1950s and ’60s, when Bhutan began to prioritize national development and education, more boys than girls were sent to India for formal learning—a disparity that stemmed not from gender discrimination but rather from fears about girls’ safety during the long journey to school" (para.5).more
Variables: ABO-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
" Attitudes toward abortion may be traced to the tenets of the Buddhist religion, which has otherwise played a key role in many facets of gender parity, given that its tradition and values view men and women as equal. Regarding participation in the public sphere, two factors are broadly to blame, the first being a historical lack of education for women. In the 1950s and ’60s, when Bhutan began to prioritize national development and education, more boys than girls were sent to India for formal learning—a disparity that stemmed not from gender discrimination but rather from fears about girls’ safety during the long journey to school" (para.5).more
Sept. 6, 2023, 5:35 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Shocking footage shows female Afghan students being whipped by a Taliban official after they were barred from entering their university campus because they were not wearing burkas. The women, students at Badakhshan University in northeastern Afghanistan, said they were beaten by Taliban officials from the Ministry of Virtue and Vice for wearing hijabs - headscarves - instead of burkas. In a video posted on social media today, one of the Taliban government's guards can be seen chasing after the students with a whip and lashing them to disperse them. The footage shows dozens of women standing outside the university gates holding books and other school supplies as men are able...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Shocking footage shows female Afghan students being whipped by a Taliban official after they were barred from entering their university campus because they were not wearing burkas. The women, students at Badakhshan University in northeastern Afghanistan, said they were beaten by Taliban officials from the Ministry of Virtue and Vice for wearing hijabs - headscarves - instead of burkas. In a video posted on social media today, one of the Taliban government's guards can be seen chasing after the students with a whip and lashing them to disperse them. The footage shows dozens of women standing outside the university gates holding books and other school supplies as men are able...more
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[The state is recommended to p]romptly finalize the revision of curricula at the primary and secondary levels of education to incorporate mandatory education on gender equality and continue reviewing textbooks to eliminate discriminatory stereotypes about the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society" (5). Females are culturally required to stay in the home which does not require an education. Males are more favored to having an education (MV-coder comment). "[A] significant proportion of students consider schools unsafe and indicate having been victims of violence at school and that more than 50 per cent of those victims were girls" (9).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[The state is recommended to p]romptly finalize the revision of curricula at the primary and secondary levels of education to incorporate mandatory education on gender equality and continue reviewing textbooks to eliminate discriminatory stereotypes about the roles and responsibilities of women and men in the family and in society" (5). Females are culturally required to stay in the home which does not require an education. Males are more favored to having an education (MV-coder comment). "[A] significant proportion of students consider schools unsafe and indicate having been victims of violence at school and that more than 50 per cent of those victims were girls" (9).
Aug. 21, 2023, 4:02 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[W]omen immigrants face [difficulties] in regularizing their status and in gaining access to education and health services, including sexual and reproductive health services, owing to costs, language barriers, excessive working hours and the patriarchal attitudes of their partners" (14).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[W]omen immigrants face [difficulties] in regularizing their status and in gaining access to education and health services, including sexual and reproductive health services, owing to costs, language barriers, excessive working hours and the patriarchal attitudes of their partners" (14).
Aug. 21, 2023, 4:01 p.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[M]others in school [do not receive social support]... [P]regnant adolescents [are not encouraged] to continue their education... [A]ffordable access to childcare facilities [is not provided by the state]" (9). "[The s]chool curricula at all levels mandatory, [do not include]age-appropriate, evidence-based and scientifically accurate education for girls and boys on sexual and reproductive health and rights that covers responsible sexual behaviour and is free from discriminatory gender stereotypes" (9). "[There is no] access to inclusive education for girls and women with disabilities" (13).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[M]others in school [do not receive social support]... [P]regnant adolescents [are not encouraged] to continue their education... [A]ffordable access to childcare facilities [is not provided by the state]" (9). "[The s]chool curricula at all levels mandatory, [do not include]age-appropriate, evidence-based and scientifically accurate education for girls and boys on sexual and reproductive health and rights that covers responsible sexual behaviour and is free from discriminatory gender stereotypes" (9). "[There is no] access to inclusive education for girls and women with disabilities" (13).
Aug. 15, 2023, 5:22 p.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Individuals born in the country to non-Bahamian parents were eligible to apply for “belonger” status that entitled them to work and have access to public high-school-level education and fee-for-service health-care insurance... Authorities allowed individuals born in the country to non-Bahamian parents to pay the tuition rate for Bahamian students when enrolled in college ... The lack of a passport prohibits students from accessing higher education outside the country. In 2017 the government repealed its policy of barring children without legal status from government schools" (10). Immigration status, tuition rate or lack of international identification can impede access to education for anyone (MV-coder comment).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Individuals born in the country to non-Bahamian parents were eligible to apply for “belonger” status that entitled them to work and have access to public high-school-level education and fee-for-service health-care insurance... Authorities allowed individuals born in the country to non-Bahamian parents to pay the tuition rate for Bahamian students when enrolled in college ... The lack of a passport prohibits students from accessing higher education outside the country. In 2017 the government repealed its policy of barring children without legal status from government schools" (10). Immigration status, tuition rate or lack of international identification can impede access to education for anyone (MV-coder comment).
Aug. 15, 2023, 6:17 a.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"(b) The low school attendance of girls, notably at the secondary and tertiary levels, the harmful effect of direct and indirect costs of education on girls’ access to education and the insufficient resources allocated to measures aimed at increasing school enrolment, attendance, retention and reintegration of girls after dropout" (11). "(c) The limited information on the measures in place to protect women and girls from sexual violence and harassment in educational settings and on the number of complaints brought and investigations of such cases and the sanctions imposed" (11). "(e) The underrepresentation of women and girls in non-traditional fields" (11). "Recalling its previous concluding observations (CEDAW/C/CIV/CO/1-3, para. 37 (a)–(c) and...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"(b) The low school attendance of girls, notably at the secondary and tertiary levels, the harmful effect of direct and indirect costs of education on girls’ access to education and the insufficient resources allocated to measures aimed at increasing school enrolment, attendance, retention and reintegration of girls after dropout" (11). "(c) The limited information on the measures in place to protect women and girls from sexual violence and harassment in educational settings and on the number of complaints brought and investigations of such cases and the sanctions imposed" (11). "(e) The underrepresentation of women and girls in non-traditional fields" (11). "Recalling its previous concluding observations (CEDAW/C/CIV/CO/1-3, para. 37 (a)–(c) and...more
Aug. 12, 2023, 10:01 a.m.
Countries: Bahamas
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[C]hildren with learning disabilities often lacked adequate access [to school] … Authorities generally granted Haitian children access to education and social services" (14). The nationality or immigration status of children can also be barriers to education access, not gender (MV- coder comment).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[C]hildren with learning disabilities often lacked adequate access [to school] … Authorities generally granted Haitian children access to education and social services" (14). The nationality or immigration status of children can also be barriers to education access, not gender (MV- coder comment).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[There is an] absence of mandatory age-appropriate education on sexual and reproductive health and rights in school curricula and the lack of training provided to teachers in that field" (11). "[M]odern forms of contraception, the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and the risks of unsafe abortion [are not part of mandatory education programs]" (11).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[There is an] absence of mandatory age-appropriate education on sexual and reproductive health and rights in school curricula and the lack of training provided to teachers in that field" (11). "[M]odern forms of contraception, the prevention of sexually transmitted infections and the risks of unsafe abortion [are not part of mandatory education programs]" (11).
Aug. 8, 2023, 12:20 p.m.
Countries: Senegal
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In accordance with State guidelines, the Ministry of National Education has launched, under the Programme for Quality, Equity and Transparency Improvements in Education and Training, and with the support of the Priority Solidarity Fund, a project to combat gender-based violence in school settings, implemented following a multisectoral, interministerial and multilevel approach, both in and out of school. The aim of the project is to increase access to education for girls and reduce school dropout among girls by: Creating safe learning environments that are gender-sensitive and conducive to reducing gender inequalities relating to access to education and school dropout, especially among girls. Raising awareness of the impact of gender-based violence on...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In accordance with State guidelines, the Ministry of National Education has launched, under the Programme for Quality, Equity and Transparency Improvements in Education and Training, and with the support of the Priority Solidarity Fund, a project to combat gender-based violence in school settings, implemented following a multisectoral, interministerial and multilevel approach, both in and out of school. The aim of the project is to increase access to education for girls and reduce school dropout among girls by: Creating safe learning environments that are gender-sensitive and conducive to reducing gender inequalities relating to access to education and school dropout, especially among girls. Raising awareness of the impact of gender-based violence on...more
Aug. 4, 2023, 6:32 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Gender stereotypes are reinforced though school curricula owing to the absence of education on gender equality and systematic education on sexual and reproductive health and rights… [T]he educational and vocational choices of boys and girls [needs to be diversified] and participation of girls in apprenticeships, crafts, science and technology [should increase] ... [G]ender-sensitive teaching materials are [not] used at all levels of education" (9). Sex ed is also not integrated into the school curricula (MV- coder comment).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Gender stereotypes are reinforced though school curricula owing to the absence of education on gender equality and systematic education on sexual and reproductive health and rights… [T]he educational and vocational choices of boys and girls [needs to be diversified] and participation of girls in apprenticeships, crafts, science and technology [should increase] ... [G]ender-sensitive teaching materials are [not] used at all levels of education" (9). Sex ed is also not integrated into the school curricula (MV- coder comment).
July 30, 2023, 5:37 a.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Spanish prosecutors are investigating a group of male university students filmed chanting obscene misogynistic abuse at female students in Madrid." (Parag. 1) "Videos have circulated for days of abuse being hurled from the windows of an all-male student building late on Sunday at women in the block opposite." (Parag. 2) "Then, in a choreographed move, fellow students across the Colegio Mayor Elías Ahuja building pulled opened their blinds and started shouting and making animal noises." (Parag. 6)
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Spanish prosecutors are investigating a group of male university students filmed chanting obscene misogynistic abuse at female students in Madrid." (Parag. 1) "Videos have circulated for days of abuse being hurled from the windows of an all-male student building late on Sunday at women in the block opposite." (Parag. 2) "Then, in a choreographed move, fellow students across the Colegio Mayor Elías Ahuja building pulled opened their blinds and started shouting and making animal noises." (Parag. 6)
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee commends the State party on the efforts made to increase access to education for girls and women, including by offering scholarships to girls in situations of poverty, providing accommodation in schools in rural areas and establishing centres for development to provide informal education for women who have dropped out of the formal education system… [There is an] inadequate number of secondary schools, particularly in rural areas, as well as other obstacles to girls’ enrolment in and completion of secondary and tertiary education, including migration of parents as a result of poverty, child labour, disability, domestic responsibilities, child marriage and early pregnancy" (10).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee commends the State party on the efforts made to increase access to education for girls and women, including by offering scholarships to girls in situations of poverty, providing accommodation in schools in rural areas and establishing centres for development to provide informal education for women who have dropped out of the formal education system… [There is an] inadequate number of secondary schools, particularly in rural areas, as well as other obstacles to girls’ enrolment in and completion of secondary and tertiary education, including migration of parents as a result of poverty, child labour, disability, domestic responsibilities, child marriage and early pregnancy" (10).
July 25, 2023, 9:06 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[There is a] low enrolment rate of women in higher education, as well as their concentration in fields of study that are traditionally dominated by women" (10). "[S]pecific barriers faced by girls to enrolling and remaining in school at the secondary and tertiary levels, includ[e] poverty, negative parental attitudes and preference given to the education of boys, disability, child marriage and early pregnancy" (11). "[T]eachers [do not] receive regular and comprehensive training on gender equality to eliminate gender bias and discriminatory gender stereotypes, especially in technical education, vocational training and life skills programmes" (11).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[There is a] low enrolment rate of women in higher education, as well as their concentration in fields of study that are traditionally dominated by women" (10). "[S]pecific barriers faced by girls to enrolling and remaining in school at the secondary and tertiary levels, includ[e] poverty, negative parental attitudes and preference given to the education of boys, disability, child marriage and early pregnancy" (11). "[T]eachers [do not] receive regular and comprehensive training on gender equality to eliminate gender bias and discriminatory gender stereotypes, especially in technical education, vocational training and life skills programmes" (11).
July 21, 2023, 11:58 a.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Decree 1308 dated 4 August 2003 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan On Exemption of IDPs from Payment of Tuition Fees that Study in Paid Format in the State Higher and Vocational Education Institutions exempts IDPs from such payment" (5). This also applies to females who are internally displaced (MV- coder comment). "The monitoring work is underway to help children victims and that are thought to be victims of human trafficking or potential victims to be admitted to secondary educational institutions in places of their temporary residence, prevent any discrimination against them in their educational process and drop-outs of children (girls) from the school and the cases...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Decree 1308 dated 4 August 2003 of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan On Exemption of IDPs from Payment of Tuition Fees that Study in Paid Format in the State Higher and Vocational Education Institutions exempts IDPs from such payment" (5). This also applies to females who are internally displaced (MV- coder comment). "The monitoring work is underway to help children victims and that are thought to be victims of human trafficking or potential victims to be admitted to secondary educational institutions in places of their temporary residence, prevent any discrimination against them in their educational process and drop-outs of children (girls) from the school and the cases...more
July 14, 2023, 4:11 p.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In order to increase educational, leadership and organization skills of girls and teenagers in Azerbaijan, the program of Developing and Enabling Young Girls and Women was implemented in July–September 2017... During the workshop, over 75 young girls have got an opportunity to meet with local and international trainers coming from Germany, Canada, Turkey, Georgia, China and Sweden. In the framework of this project, trainers were seconded to Georgia in August 7–13 and have organized meetings and seminars for young and teenage Azerbaijani girls near Tbilisi and in Kakheti in the framework of the project of Reducing Early Marriages via Knowledge and Information" (12).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In order to increase educational, leadership and organization skills of girls and teenagers in Azerbaijan, the program of Developing and Enabling Young Girls and Women was implemented in July–September 2017... During the workshop, over 75 young girls have got an opportunity to meet with local and international trainers coming from Germany, Canada, Turkey, Georgia, China and Sweden. In the framework of this project, trainers were seconded to Georgia in August 7–13 and have organized meetings and seminars for young and teenage Azerbaijani girls near Tbilisi and in Kakheti in the framework of the project of Reducing Early Marriages via Knowledge and Information" (12).
July 14, 2023, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[L]ocal healthcare facilities and relevant NGOs undertake awareness raising measures in secondary schools to prevent early marriages. There are the lessons where schoolchildren and parents are provided detailed information about reproductive health, medical, social and psychological consequences of early marriage. They are told that the drop-outs of young girls from schools due to a marriage in early age deprive them from a right of being integrated into the society" (19).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[L]ocal healthcare facilities and relevant NGOs undertake awareness raising measures in secondary schools to prevent early marriages. There are the lessons where schoolchildren and parents are provided detailed information about reproductive health, medical, social and psychological consequences of early marriage. They are told that the drop-outs of young girls from schools due to a marriage in early age deprive them from a right of being integrated into the society" (19).
July 14, 2023, 4:07 p.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[C]hildren who lost their parents and deprived of parental care, including persons equivalent to them, have the opportunity to get their tuition fees covered by the State funds in State, municipal and private higher and secondary educational institutions during all period of their paid education process. It extends the same opportunity for young girls deprived of parental care to get higher and secondary education. According to the change made to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan 337-VQD dated 14 October 2016, tuition fees of mentioned persons are covered by the State budget also in the master’s degree studies at the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan" (20). "62,188 persons...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[C]hildren who lost their parents and deprived of parental care, including persons equivalent to them, have the opportunity to get their tuition fees covered by the State funds in State, municipal and private higher and secondary educational institutions during all period of their paid education process. It extends the same opportunity for young girls deprived of parental care to get higher and secondary education. According to the change made to the Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan 337-VQD dated 14 October 2016, tuition fees of mentioned persons are covered by the State budget also in the master’s degree studies at the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan" (20). "62,188 persons...more
July 12, 2023, 10:36 p.m.
Countries: Spain
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Spanish prosecutors are investigating a group of male university students filmed chanting obscene misogynistic abuse at female students in Madrid." (Parag. 1) "Videos have circulated for days of abuse being hurled from the windows of an all-male student building late on Sunday at women in the block opposite." (Parag. 2) "Then, in a choreographed move, fellow students across the Colegio Mayor Elías Ahuja building pulled opened their blinds and started shouting and making animal noises." (Parag. 6)
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Spanish prosecutors are investigating a group of male university students filmed chanting obscene misogynistic abuse at female students in Madrid." (Parag. 1) "Videos have circulated for days of abuse being hurled from the windows of an all-male student building late on Sunday at women in the block opposite." (Parag. 2) "Then, in a choreographed move, fellow students across the Colegio Mayor Elías Ahuja building pulled opened their blinds and started shouting and making animal noises." (Parag. 6)
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Ministry of Education’s revised curriculum affords the country with an incredible opportunity to systematically tackle gender stereotypes. Rolled out in 2014 for primary and secondary schools, the revised curriculum (see Article 10 below) incorporated a review of content to ensure elimination of traditional gender stereotypes in images and text, and has worked with the national institutions to deepen teachers’ awareness of the impact conveying traditional gender stereotypes have on girls and boys." (12)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The reveiwing of school curriculums and the removal of negative stereotypes can incentivize female students in continuing their education by showing positive female roll models in schools). "The FPA has developed and...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Ministry of Education’s revised curriculum affords the country with an incredible opportunity to systematically tackle gender stereotypes. Rolled out in 2014 for primary and secondary schools, the revised curriculum (see Article 10 below) incorporated a review of content to ensure elimination of traditional gender stereotypes in images and text, and has worked with the national institutions to deepen teachers’ awareness of the impact conveying traditional gender stereotypes have on girls and boys." (12)(NF - CODER COMMENT - The reveiwing of school curriculums and the removal of negative stereotypes can incentivize female students in continuing their education by showing positive female roll models in schools). "The FPA has developed and...more
June 27, 2023, 11:16 p.m.
Countries: Algeria
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The majority of the ministry’s programs for children with disabilities remained in social centers for children with disabilities rather than in formal educational institutions. Advocacy groups reported that children with disabilities rarely attended school past the secondary level. Many schools lacked teachers trained to work with children with disabilities, threatening the viability of efforts to mainstream children with disabilities into public schools" (31). This issue includes females with disabilities (MV-coder comment).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The majority of the ministry’s programs for children with disabilities remained in social centers for children with disabilities rather than in formal educational institutions. Advocacy groups reported that children with disabilities rarely attended school past the secondary level. Many schools lacked teachers trained to work with children with disabilities, threatening the viability of efforts to mainstream children with disabilities into public schools" (31). This issue includes females with disabilities (MV-coder comment).
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In relation to the gender gap index in general, Nicaragua’s scores improved substantially from 2006 to 2017, as shown in the table below." (3). Table 1 has no title, but is a breakdown of the gender gap suing different indicators between 2006 to 2017. Translated from Spanish into English, these indicators include political empowerment, health and survival, education, economic participation and opportunities, and the global gender gap. For the global gender gap, Nicaragua was 62 with 0.657 on the point scale in 2006 and was able to get to 6 in 2017 with 0.814 points. For the economic indicator, it was 101 (0.463) in 2006 and lowered it to 54...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In relation to the gender gap index in general, Nicaragua’s scores improved substantially from 2006 to 2017, as shown in the table below." (3). Table 1 has no title, but is a breakdown of the gender gap suing different indicators between 2006 to 2017. Translated from Spanish into English, these indicators include political empowerment, health and survival, education, economic participation and opportunities, and the global gender gap. For the global gender gap, Nicaragua was 62 with 0.657 on the point scale in 2006 and was able to get to 6 in 2017 with 0.814 points. For the economic indicator, it was 101 (0.463) in 2006 and lowered it to 54...more
June 14, 2023, 7:56 p.m.
Countries: Bolivia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Indigenous women have access to education through 350 private-university scholarships a year for young students from low-income backgrounds" (21). "The Technological Revolution in Education programme has been in effect since 2014 and 187,776 Kuaa computers have been delivered to students nationwide, including 89,569 women, 47% of the total, as at 14 September 2018" (22). "Through access to electrical power, women benefit by having more time for their education, mainly girls, adolescents and young people, and to conduct other productive economic activities" (26). Without electrical power to aid females in their responsibilities, it was difficult to complete those tasks and attend an educational insitution (MV- coder comment).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Indigenous women have access to education through 350 private-university scholarships a year for young students from low-income backgrounds" (21). "The Technological Revolution in Education programme has been in effect since 2014 and 187,776 Kuaa computers have been delivered to students nationwide, including 89,569 women, 47% of the total, as at 14 September 2018" (22). "Through access to electrical power, women benefit by having more time for their education, mainly girls, adolescents and young people, and to conduct other productive economic activities" (26). Without electrical power to aid females in their responsibilities, it was difficult to complete those tasks and attend an educational insitution (MV- coder comment).
May 19, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Another lady, Faith Ikpe, told a story of how her parents sold her to a man old enough to be her father while she was still a pupil. The man was against her getting an education, so he would use every excuse to flog and discourage her from schooling" (Para.8). "Indeed, money marriage is a form of life-long slavery because it doesn’t give the girls a right to go to school or the type of freedom that other girls have. Rather, they are forced into marriage without any consent" (Para.10). "[S]ome of the money wives end up becoming extremely frustrated because they consider it to be a life of hardship....more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Another lady, Faith Ikpe, told a story of how her parents sold her to a man old enough to be her father while she was still a pupil. The man was against her getting an education, so he would use every excuse to flog and discourage her from schooling" (Para.8). "Indeed, money marriage is a form of life-long slavery because it doesn’t give the girls a right to go to school or the type of freedom that other girls have. Rather, they are forced into marriage without any consent" (Para.10). "[S]ome of the money wives end up becoming extremely frustrated because they consider it to be a life of hardship....more
May 12, 2023, 11:26 a.m.
Countries: Albania
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"'A moment I always remember when I was in sixth grade of primary school. A friend of mine was in the ninth grade and she was getting engaged. She was only 14,' she recalls. 'She told me that her husband would not permit her to continue her studies and that she needed to listen to her husband, stay with him and obey him.' " (Para.19-20).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"'A moment I always remember when I was in sixth grade of primary school. A friend of mine was in the ninth grade and she was getting engaged. She was only 14,' she recalls. 'She told me that her husband would not permit her to continue her studies and that she needed to listen to her husband, stay with him and obey him.' " (Para.19-20).
April 28, 2023, 9:47 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he 1971 Law of Marriage Act sets the minimum marriage age with parental consent at 15 for girls and 18 for boys. Discriminatory laws and policies such as this, with differential treatment based on gender, seriously undermine girls’ fundamental rights to equality, dignity and access to education" (6). "Poor families are unable to pay school fees" (11). "[A] lack of schools in rural communities, and the distances that girls must travel to and from school, often leaves them vulnerable to sexual exploitation and assault" (11). "[C]hild marriage leads to school dropout... Many girls from Shinyanga, Mara, Tabora, Dodoma and Pwani drop out of school; some schools in Dodoma have no...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he 1971 Law of Marriage Act sets the minimum marriage age with parental consent at 15 for girls and 18 for boys. Discriminatory laws and policies such as this, with differential treatment based on gender, seriously undermine girls’ fundamental rights to equality, dignity and access to education" (6). "Poor families are unable to pay school fees" (11). "[A] lack of schools in rural communities, and the distances that girls must travel to and from school, often leaves them vulnerable to sexual exploitation and assault" (11). "[C]hild marriage leads to school dropout... Many girls from Shinyanga, Mara, Tabora, Dodoma and Pwani drop out of school; some schools in Dodoma have no...more
April 27, 2023, 10:38 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[M]arried young girls are usually unable to complete their education" (12). "Several key recommendations emerged from the participants’ responses. These included making schools safe for girls, addressing teenage pregnancy and allowing teenage mothers to go back to school after childbirth" (20). These are current issues among girls that still need to be addressed (MV-coder comment).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[M]arried young girls are usually unable to complete their education" (12). "Several key recommendations emerged from the participants’ responses. These included making schools safe for girls, addressing teenage pregnancy and allowing teenage mothers to go back to school after childbirth" (20). These are current issues among girls that still need to be addressed (MV-coder comment).