Girls' Education in the 21st Century : Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Economic Growth
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https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/32464
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Directions in Development
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dc.contributor.author |
Tembon, Mercy
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dc.contributor.author |
Fort, Lucia
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dc.date.accessioned |
2012-05-29T16:51:40Z
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dc.date.available |
2012-05-29T16:51:40Z
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dc.date.issued |
2008
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dc.date.lastModified |
2021-04-23T14:02:25Z
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dc.description.abstract |
Gender equality is not just a
women's issue, it is a development issue. Women's
economic empowerment is essential for economic development,
growth, and poverty reduction not only because of the income
it generates, but also because it helps to break the vicious
cycle of poverty. Educating girls and women is critical to
economic development. Research conducted in a variety of
countries and regions has established that educating girls
is one of the most cost-effective ways of spurring
development. Female education creates powerful
poverty-reducing synergies and yields enormous
intergenerational gains. It is positively correlated with
increased economic productivity, more robust labor markets,
higher earnings, and improved societal health and
well-being. This book is based on the background papers
developed for the symposium. Although the papers have been
edited, their key messages remain intact, and the theme of
the symposium respected. The overview chapter is a thematic
paper prepared by the World Bank that brings out the main
messages of the symposium. The subsequent chapters reflect
the current state of education from a gender perspective and
highlight the importance of and challenges to female
education as well as the interdependence of education and
development objectives. The final chapter presents five
strategic directions for advancing gender equity in education.
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9854273/girls-education-21st-century-gender-equality-empowerment-economic-growth
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dc.identifier.isbn |
978-0-8213-7474-0
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6554
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dc.language |
English
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dc.language.iso |
en_US
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dc.publisher |
Washington, DC : World Bank
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Directions in development;human development
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dc.rights |
CC BY 3.0 IGO
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dc.rights.holder |
World Bank
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dc.rights.uri |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
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dc.subject |
EARNINGS
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dc.subject |
ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
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dc.subject |
EMPOWERMENT
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dc.subject |
FEMALE EDUCATION
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dc.subject |
GENDER EQUITY
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dc.subject |
LABOR MARKETS
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dc.subject |
POVERTY REDUCTION
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dc.subject |
SOCIETAL HEALTH
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dc.title |
Girls' Education in the 21st Century : Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Economic Growth
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea |
Gender
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okr.date.disclosure |
2009-08-28
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okr.doctype |
Publications & Research :: Publication
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okr.doctype |
Publications & Research :: Publication
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okr.docurl |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/08/9854273/girls-education-21st-century-gender-equality-empowerment-economic-growth
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okr.globalpractice |
Education
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okr.globalpractice |
Health, Nutrition, and Population
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okr.googlescholar.linkpresent |
yes
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okr.identifier.doi |
10.1596/978-0-8213-7474-0
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum |
000334955_20080917035746
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum |
9854273
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okr.identifier.report |
45404
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okr.language.supported |
en
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okr.pdfurl |
http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2008/09/17/000334955_20080917035746/Rendered/PDF/454040PUB097801E0ONLY10Aug012102008.pdf
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okr.topic |
Gender :: Gender and Education
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okr.topic |
Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
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okr.topic |
Education :: Education For All
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okr.topic |
Access and Equity in Basic Education
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okr.topic |
Education :: Primary Education
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okr.topic |
Health, Nutrition and Population
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okr.unit |
Gender and Development (PRMGE)
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okr.volume |
1 of 1
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