Education and Training of Women (From Sandesh.org)
The Structure of Social Disparities in Education: Gender and Wealth
This paper uses a set of internationally comparable household datasets (the Demographic and Health Surveys—or DHS) to investigate the ways in which gender and wealth interact in generating within country inequalities in educational enrollment and attainment. In addition, a multivariate analysis is carried out to assess the partial relationship between educational outcomes and gender, wealth, household characteristics (including the education of adults in the household) and community characteristics (including the presence of schools in the community). There are four main findings. First, a large female disadvantage in education is found in countries in Western and Central Africa, North Africa, and South Asia. Second, while gender gaps are large in a subset of countries, wealth gaps are large in almost all the countries studied. In addition, in some countries the interaction of gender and wealth result in large gaps in educational outcomes. Third, the education of adults in the household has a significant impact on the enrollment of children in all the countries studied, and the effect of female adult education is larger than that of males in some, but not all, of he countries studied. Fourth, the presence of a primary and a secondary school in the community has a significant effect on enrollment in some countries only (notably the Western and Central African countries) and the effect does not appear to systematically differ by gender of the child.
Education, Health and Women's Issues in China
Primary health care and basic education are important indicators of development, especially in a country as populous as China. The Chinese government recognises the importance of increasing access and improving the quality of primary health care and basic education as positive steps towards the eradication of poverty. Priority is therefore placed on health promotion, disease prevention and universal compulsory education.
FWCW Platform for Action Education and Training of Women
Education is a human right and an essential tool for achieving the goals of equality, development and peace. Non-discriminatory education benefits both girls and boys and thus ultimately contributes to more equal relationships between women and men. Equality of access to and attainment of educational qualifications is necessary if more women are to become agents of change. Literacy of women is an important key to improving health, nutrition and education in the family and to empowering women to participate in decision-making in society.
The importance of training and education to women
Facts and figures on education and training of women. This document is on PDF format. You must download Acrobat Reader to view the document.
Fact sheet:educating girls and women
Educating girls and women is closely associated with better health, lower infant mortality, lower fertility, higher economic growth and environmental stewardship. Educated women are more likely to be part of the labor force and to seek health care for themselves and their children. Learn more from this fact sheet.
Women and education and training in Canada
Facts and figures on education and training of women in Canada and the world in general. This document is on PDF format. You must download Acrobat Reader to view the document.
