International Education

Women’s education is one of the most powerful tools available for alleviating poverty, strengthening democratic governance and advancing sustainable development. Research shows investments in educating girls and women correlate with health improvements, including decreased infant mortality, better child nutrition and increased family income. Despite progress, many more boys than girls attend secondary school and post-secondary school in some parts of the world, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. More effort needs to be invested in making quality education available to all people around the globe: girls and boys, women and men, from pre-school to adult education.

Women Globally Are More Educated, Not More Equal

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When it comes to female education rates, progress has been made around the world, and in many countries girls and young women have outnumbered and outperformed boys and men at all levels of schooling for decades. Nevertheless, these advances have yet to translate into greater equity in employment, politics and social relations.

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IPS

URL:

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50494

Date:

March 1, 2010

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Climate Change Excacerbates Gender Inequality

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The negative fallout from climate change is having a devastatingly lopsided impact on women compared to men, from higher death rates during natural disasters to heavier household and care burdens.

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A 2007 Human Development Report, issued by the U.N. Development Programme, points out that women are particularly affected by climate change because they are the largest percentage - accounting for about 70 percent - of the poor population.

Amy North, a researcher working on gender, education and global poverty reduction initiatives at the Institute of Education in the University of London, told IPS climate change is also exacerbating existing gender inequalities, with a devastating effect on the quality of life of poor women and girls.

Source:

IPS

URL:

http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50613

Date:

March 9, 2010

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Iraqi Refugees: Women’s Rights and Security Critical to Returns

Submitted by kpeterson on Sun, 03/14/2010 - 1:00pm

The Iraqi refugee crisis is far from over and recent violence is creating further displacement. Iraqi women will resist returning home, even if conditions improve in Iraq, if there is no focus on securing their rights as women and assuring their personal security and their families’ well being.

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http://www.refugeesinternational.org/policy/field-report/iraqi-refugees-womens-rights-and-security-critical-returns

Global Financial Crisis Threatens Women's Meager Gains

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The spreading global financial crisis is having a devastating impact on some of the most vulnerable and marginalised groups in society, including women and children. The crisis will "push millions into deeper poverty and result in the deaths of thousands of children," warns a new UNESCO study.

Editorial:

The most widespread negative impact could be in the Asia-Pacific region which has one of the highest ratios of women of working age. And, among working women, about 65 percent are in vulnerable employment, largely in the region's informal sector.

Many of them have no benefits - such as maternity leave and pensions - or job security, and are at great risk of falling into poverty in economic downturns, according to the Bangkok-based U.N. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

Source:

IPS

URL:

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=45965

Date:

March 3, 2009

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The Global Gender Gap Report, 2009

Submitted by kpeterson on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 9:19pm

This WEF report assesses countries on how well they are dividing their resources and opportunities among their male and female populations, regardless of the overall levels of these resources and opportunities.

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http://www.weforum.org/pdf/gendergap/report2009.pdf

Report says gains in women's rights widespread

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Women's rights advanced in 15 of the 18 countries in the Middle East and North Africa over the past five years, the democracy watchdog group Freedom House reported Wednesday.

Source:

Associated Press

URL:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hrmnWKi2EJ8tTeJKtAHt4WGa4BVAD9E79C2G1

Date:

March 3, 2010

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Women MBAs: Quick Takes

Submitted by kpeterson on Fri, 02/26/2010 - 12:49pm

URL:

http://www.catalyst.org/publication/250/women-mbas

Member Organization:

Catalyst

The Ever Increasing Majority of Women Graduates

Submitted by afiorino on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 1:05pm

According to a recent OECD report, Higher Education to 2030, women will become an even larger majority of the graduate talent pool in only one decade. Companies are already having to ensure that they don’t swing the gender balance too far in favor of women. However, it must be noted that women primarily study the social sciences, while men study engineering.

URL:

http://www.20-first.com/778-0-trend-of-women-as-the-majority-of-talented-will-continue.html

Girls’ Education in the 21st Century: Gender Equality, Empowerment, and Economic Growth

Submitted by afiorino on Wed, 02/03/2010 - 5:28pm

Much has been done to increase gender equality in education over the past 15 years. National governments and the international community have followed through on promises made in various international forums to increase investments in girls’ education. Overall female enrollment at the primary level in low-income countries has accordingly grown from 87 percent in 1990 to 94 percent in 2004, considerably shrinking the gender gap. This progress is the result of recognition of centrality of girls’ education in development and the overall progress made under the Education for All (EFA) agenda.

URL:

http://siteresources.worldbank.org/EDUCATION/Resources/278200-1099079877269/547664-1099080014368/DID_Girls_edu.pdf

Effective_Philanthropy

Mary Ellen S. Capek is a Principal in Capek & Associates, a philanthropic and nonprofit research and consulting group based in Corrales, New Mexico, and a Visiting Scholar at the Anderson Schools of Management at the University of New Mexico.

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Organizational Success Through Deep Diversity & Gender Equality (by Mary Ellen Capek, Former Executive Director)

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