Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"Like so many grandmothers, her main concern is their education. 'Every year, I need to borrow money to enrol them at school, pay for the school materials and their uniform so that they are presentable. They don’t all have school materials – I have bought them for Trésor, but not Amilielle. If Trésor doesn’t find a job when he grows up, he will be a burden, whereas my granddaughter will get married'"(para 37). This quote shows that education is valued in society, however a better education for a boy is more important than for a girl (EV-Coder Comment). "Lailou, 68, has a son and two daughters, and looks after four...more

Countries: Singapore
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"Every Singaporean child is thus given the opportunity to complete at least 10 years of general education" (21).

Countries: Angola
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"The government permitted children to attend school without birth registration, but only through the sixth grade" (20).

Countries: Senegal
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"In order to encourage women and men to move into non-traditional sectors and careers, the State has taken the following measures: Increasing the resources allocated to vocational training and technical education, from $20 billion in 2012 to $31.8 billion in 2016, to enhance women’s and girls’ skills to enable them to make the most of all employment opportunities; Construction and rehabilitation of vocational training infrastructure with a gender perspective, including ramps, separate toilet facilities for girls and boys, and equipped infirmaries; Provision of dignity kits to girls from poor families; Awarding of excellence scholarships to the best-performing girls enrolled in technical and industrial fields each year; Holding of a yearly...more

Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"At primary level, the rate of enrolment is close to reaching the desired level of ensuring universal and equitable access to primary education for boys and girls. This trend however is not followed through to secondary level with the gap becoming higher at tertiary level. Similarly, in terms of success in education, measured through repetition, drop out and completion rates, girls are performing slightly better or similar to boys. However, this level of achievement is not followed through at higher levels of education" (15).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"In recent weeks, a number of religious scholars with links to the Taliban have issued fatwas, or religious decrees supporting girls' right to learn" (Para.17). "There appears to be very little grassroots opposition to female education in Afghanistan, but some Taliban figures cite concerns about the Islamic State group using the issue as a recruitment tool, if girls' schools are opened up" (Para.27).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"And if the Taliban do ultimately allow girls to attend secondary school girls, they are likely to forced to do a face veil and will be carefully watched by teachers appointed by local Taliban officials to ensure they strictly adhere to their restrictive uniforms.That has been the case in some secondary schools in the northern province of Balkh, according to a statement by Human Rights Watch. It is one of the few provinces where Afghan girls do go to secondary school, owing in part to strong pressure by parents and local leaders to keep girls' schools open" (Para.6). "Clerics from across Afghanistan, from Kabul, to the northern province of Balkh,...more

Countries: Namibia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"At University level, more females graduate than males. The number of female graduates in traditionally male dominated courses such as Medicine, Engineering and other hard sciences has also increased exponentially in the last few years." (12). "The Namibian government through Namibia Students Financial Assistance Fund (NSFAF) provides loans to students from low income families to pursue their tertiary education. The private sector often provides bursaries and grants to those who have met their requirements." (16) (NF -CODER COMMENT - The creation of a national scholarship along with a growing rate of female graduates signals a change in support for higher educational standards for women).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"[S]ome girls’ schools above grade 6 in the province had been reopened due to a decision by tribal elders and local educational officials, but the schools were closed again" (1).

Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"Before 1979, there were no educational provisions for children of any gender under six years old. Schooling post-13 was rare"(para 28).

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"Inside a small room in a house on Kabul's outskirts, about ten teenage girls are defying their Taliban rulers who have banned them from attending secondary school" (para 1). "It's been nearly a year since the Taliban seized power and stopped some 850,000 Afghan girls from attending secondary school, according to UNICEF figures. The regime had promised to allow girls to return on March 23. But it appears a minority of senior hardliners had a change of heart. Teenage girls arrived to their old classrooms only to be sent home again, many in tears" (para 4). "[I]n Afghanistan... teenage girls must stay home, but a young woman lucky enough to...more

Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3, AFE-LAW-1

"Meanwhile, older girls above 13 years old have also yet to be allowed back to schools and colleges - a policy which directly contradicts promises made by Taliban leaders last year that all girls would have the right to an education" (para 21).

Countries: Denmark
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"More women than men complete a higher education and almost the same number of men and women achieve a Ph.D. Although the share of women in academia has increased in recent years, only about one third of researchers are female..." (19). "...Women irrespective of their ethnic background more often than men take an education. Ethnic minority women follow the success of ethnic Danish girls" (21).

Countries: Belize
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, AFE-PRACTICE-2, AFE-PRACTICE-3, NGOFW-DATA-1

"Despite legal provisions for gender equality and government programs aimed at empowering women, NGOs and other observers reported women faced social and economic discrimination. Although participating in all spheres of national life and outnumbering men in university classrooms and having higher high school graduation rates, women held relatively few top managerial or government positions" (12).

Countries: Qatar
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-3

"'I am optimistic because women have been vocal. Women are sick of it, younger women are very frustrated and this is a modern country, women are highly educated in many cases. With the World Cup coming, there will be a lot of focus on rights there, exposure will help.' The Qatari government told the Guardian it wanted to build on progress made in incorporating women into the highest levels of politics and other professional fields, and said Qatari women held senior posts in many areas and achieved the highest levels of education" (para 22-23).