Latest items for AFE-PRACTICE-1
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:26 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11). Girls in Middle Eastern communities are disappearing as they are being taken in child marriage (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11). Girls in Middle Eastern communities are disappearing as they are being taken in child marriage (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:04 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The latest threatened clampdown comes as girls in secondary schools in Tehran, Karaj and other cities continue to report poison attacks. At least nine schools were reported to have been attacked on Sunday. According to the Iranian MP Mohammad Hassan Asefari, a government fact-finding committee said the security agencies had been unable to identify the perpetrators, while the ministry of health had yet to determine the nature of the poison being used" (Para 3).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The latest threatened clampdown comes as girls in secondary schools in Tehran, Karaj and other cities continue to report poison attacks. At least nine schools were reported to have been attacked on Sunday. According to the Iranian MP Mohammad Hassan Asefari, a government fact-finding committee said the security agencies had been unable to identify the perpetrators, while the ministry of health had yet to determine the nature of the poison being used" (Para 3).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:56 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Organised by Pregnant Then Screwed, similar marches took place across 11 cities on Saturday, all calling for reforms to the childcare sector" (para 5). Pregnant Then Screwed is a charity by women for women in the UK who are suffering from the 'motherhood penalty', from being fired to having to drop out of school (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Organised by Pregnant Then Screwed, similar marches took place across 11 cities on Saturday, all calling for reforms to the childcare sector" (para 5). Pregnant Then Screwed is a charity by women for women in the UK who are suffering from the 'motherhood penalty', from being fired to having to drop out of school (MB-CODER COMMENT).
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party...develop policies and programmes designed to ensure that women benefit from the economic development of the State party and to mitigate the negative impact of the shrinking and ageing of the population, including by creating more job and entrepreneurship opportunities and improving access to higher education, information and communications technology and subsidized transportation for rural and older women, and ensure that they are involved in the design of those policies and programmes, in line with the Committee’s general recommendation No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women" (13). "Roma women and women from other ethnic minorities face multiple forms of discrimination in access...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party...develop policies and programmes designed to ensure that women benefit from the economic development of the State party and to mitigate the negative impact of the shrinking and ageing of the population, including by creating more job and entrepreneurship opportunities and improving access to higher education, information and communications technology and subsidized transportation for rural and older women, and ensure that they are involved in the design of those policies and programmes, in line with the Committee’s general recommendation No. 34 (2016) on the rights of rural women" (13). "Roma women and women from other ethnic minorities face multiple forms of discrimination in access...more
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:28 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the efforts by the State party to combat discriminatory gender stereotypes in education to encourage the diversification of the educational choices of boys and girls, including the training of almost 4,000 educators on gender equality principles...The Committee recommends that the State party...strengthen the implementation of measures to address stereotypes in the education system, including in school curricula, and conduct a study on the impact of the 2015 amendments to the Education Law and provide information on the results thereof in its next periodic report" (7). "The Committee welcomes the comprehensive education reform to develop new, competency-based education content that includes respect for gender equality pursuant to the...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Committee welcomes the efforts by the State party to combat discriminatory gender stereotypes in education to encourage the diversification of the educational choices of boys and girls, including the training of almost 4,000 educators on gender equality principles...The Committee recommends that the State party...strengthen the implementation of measures to address stereotypes in the education system, including in school curricula, and conduct a study on the impact of the 2015 amendments to the Education Law and provide information on the results thereof in its next periodic report" (7). "The Committee welcomes the comprehensive education reform to develop new, competency-based education content that includes respect for gender equality pursuant to the...more
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Ahfad University for Women – a private, non-sectarian university in Omdurnam, close to the capital Khartoum – was founded in 1966, with the aim of raising generations of women to assume social leadership.The university has more than 5,000 students and offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees to PhD level. As its website states: 'The university’s philosophy is to prepare women to assume greater roles in their families and communities, and in the nation as a whole. To that end, the university enrols women from all over Sudan and prepares them to be proactive change agents and leaders'" (para 18-20).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Ahfad University for Women – a private, non-sectarian university in Omdurnam, close to the capital Khartoum – was founded in 1966, with the aim of raising generations of women to assume social leadership.The university has more than 5,000 students and offers a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees to PhD level. As its website states: 'The university’s philosophy is to prepare women to assume greater roles in their families and communities, and in the nation as a whole. To that end, the university enrols women from all over Sudan and prepares them to be proactive change agents and leaders'" (para 18-20).
Oct. 22, 2024, 11:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Coming home late in the evening as a young girl in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Zainab, then 15, feared each day could be the last time she could go to school. Living in a conservative district in Basra province, where females out alone in the evening are frowned upon, Zainab’s family were not happy about it. They were also concerned about her safety. Her school, like many in Iraq, had been forced to divide and rotate pupils into morning, afternoon and evening shifts as there were not enough buildings available to accommodate all the students at once" (para 1-2). "The education system had already been affected by a...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Coming home late in the evening as a young girl in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, Zainab, then 15, feared each day could be the last time she could go to school. Living in a conservative district in Basra province, where females out alone in the evening are frowned upon, Zainab’s family were not happy about it. They were also concerned about her safety. Her school, like many in Iraq, had been forced to divide and rotate pupils into morning, afternoon and evening shifts as there were not enough buildings available to accommodate all the students at once" (para 1-2). "The education system had already been affected by a...more
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:21 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The latest threatened clampdown comes as girls in secondary schools in Tehran, Karaj and other cities continue to report poison attacks. At least nine schools were reported to have been attacked on Sunday. According to the Iranian MP Mohammad Hassan Asefari, a government fact-finding committee said the security agencies had been unable to identify the perpetrators, while the ministry of health had yet to determine the nature of the poison being used" (Para 3).
Variables: IIP-PRACTICE-2, AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The latest threatened clampdown comes as girls in secondary schools in Tehran, Karaj and other cities continue to report poison attacks. At least nine schools were reported to have been attacked on Sunday. According to the Iranian MP Mohammad Hassan Asefari, a government fact-finding committee said the security agencies had been unable to identify the perpetrators, while the ministry of health had yet to determine the nature of the poison being used" (Para 3).
Oct. 16, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Malta
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11). Girls in Middle Eastern communities are disappearing as they are being taken in child marriage (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Activist and lawyer Lara Dimitrijevic said the Women’s Rights Foundation has been receiving reports on young girls “disappearing” from classrooms" (para 11). Girls in Middle Eastern communities are disappearing as they are being taken in child marriage (CEC - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:29 a.m.
Countries: Lebanon
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Equally concerning is the impact of the crisis on education: like judges, teachers have been on strike, and when the schools do open, Mansour [deputy director of Abaad, a gender equality NGO] says, the daughters of impoverished families are always 'the first to be withdrawn' (para 24).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Equally concerning is the impact of the crisis on education: like judges, teachers have been on strike, and when the schools do open, Mansour [deputy director of Abaad, a gender equality NGO] says, the daughters of impoverished families are always 'the first to be withdrawn' (para 24).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In 2019, the birth rate was at 58.2 per 1,000 for women aged 15-19 years indicating a high birth rate among adolescence. Such birth rates preclude women and girls from accessing economic opportunities and education to improve their lives and livelihoods" (4-5). "Monitoring and enforcement efforts ensures that boys and girls attend school. The Education Sector Strategy 2011-2016 noted unequal access to education. It stated, ‘where you live and to some extent your gender, ethnicity and, more strongly, your economic status will strongly influence those opportunities, particularly at pre-primary and post primary levels.’ (p. 7). Education is not free at higher levels...In 2011, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In 2019, the birth rate was at 58.2 per 1,000 for women aged 15-19 years indicating a high birth rate among adolescence. Such birth rates preclude women and girls from accessing economic opportunities and education to improve their lives and livelihoods" (4-5). "Monitoring and enforcement efforts ensures that boys and girls attend school. The Education Sector Strategy 2011-2016 noted unequal access to education. It stated, ‘where you live and to some extent your gender, ethnicity and, more strongly, your economic status will strongly influence those opportunities, particularly at pre-primary and post primary levels.’ (p. 7). Education is not free at higher levels...In 2011, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology...more
Oct. 3, 2024, 8:25 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The education system functions under a state-church system with faith-based organizations managing 62 per cent of schools according to 2020–2021 figures. This implies that churches can exercise influence in matters related to pregnancy. However, the Ministry of Education consistently advocates for students unfairly expelled or suspended from school for a variety of reasons such as hairstyles, cultural, religious, or ethnic expressions, or personal circumstances. Sessions with the Belize Council of Churches clarified that most church-state schools allow pregnant girls to return after giving birth. However, cultural views regarding pregnant girls in school create another set of problems. Parents usually remove them, or parents of other students make requests for the...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The education system functions under a state-church system with faith-based organizations managing 62 per cent of schools according to 2020–2021 figures. This implies that churches can exercise influence in matters related to pregnancy. However, the Ministry of Education consistently advocates for students unfairly expelled or suspended from school for a variety of reasons such as hairstyles, cultural, religious, or ethnic expressions, or personal circumstances. Sessions with the Belize Council of Churches clarified that most church-state schools allow pregnant girls to return after giving birth. However, cultural views regarding pregnant girls in school create another set of problems. Parents usually remove them, or parents of other students make requests for the...more
July 18, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Directorate General for Intercultural Bilingual Education has provided self-learning guides, reading material and educational modules in Mayan languages for the pre-primary and primary levels. Those materials benefited 954,099 students in 2020 and 1.04 million students in 2021. Forty-eight per cent of beneficiaries were indigenous girls" (21). "The Ministry of Social Development has implemented a higher education grant programme in order to help youth between the ages of 16 and 28 living in poverty or extreme poverty to continue their education until they have completed higher education, by providing them with conditional cash transfers. Between 2017 and 2021, the programme benefited 3,571 women, with an investment of 6.1 million quetzales"...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Directorate General for Intercultural Bilingual Education has provided self-learning guides, reading material and educational modules in Mayan languages for the pre-primary and primary levels. Those materials benefited 954,099 students in 2020 and 1.04 million students in 2021. Forty-eight per cent of beneficiaries were indigenous girls" (21). "The Ministry of Social Development has implemented a higher education grant programme in order to help youth between the ages of 16 and 28 living in poverty or extreme poverty to continue their education until they have completed higher education, by providing them with conditional cash transfers. Between 2017 and 2021, the programme benefited 3,571 women, with an investment of 6.1 million quetzales"...more
July 17, 2024, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Ministry of Culture and Sports conducted six training sessions on mechanisms to address sexual harassment in schools, art academies and conservatories, in order to provide information about the issue. All instructors must present an attestation from the National Registry of Sex Offenders. In cases involving complaints, the corresponding processes have been initiated" (9). "The Ministry of Education has strengthened the capacities of 26,000 primary and lower secondary school teachers in the prevention of offences involving sexual violence, exploitation and trafficking by conducting workshops and diploma courses at Ministry headquarters and in the departmental offices" (13).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"The Ministry of Culture and Sports conducted six training sessions on mechanisms to address sexual harassment in schools, art academies and conservatories, in order to provide information about the issue. All instructors must present an attestation from the National Registry of Sex Offenders. In cases involving complaints, the corresponding processes have been initiated" (9). "The Ministry of Education has strengthened the capacities of 26,000 primary and lower secondary school teachers in the prevention of offences involving sexual violence, exploitation and trafficking by conducting workshops and diploma courses at Ministry headquarters and in the departmental offices" (13).
April 30, 2024, 8:19 p.m.
Countries: Israel
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Over the past decade, sex segregation has seeped into many areas. Small public colleges that enroll ultra-Orthodox students seeking undergraduate degrees segregate classes by sex. Some drivers’ education and government job training courses have run sex-segregated sessions, and some public libraries post separate hours for girls and boys" (para 14). "Still, the court has allowed sex segregation in undergraduate college classrooms, a concession made to incentivize ultra-Orthodox men to get an education and join the work force, said Prof. Yofi Tirosh, vice dean of the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law. Many ultra-Orthodox men engage in religious studies full time and do not work or serve in the army" (para...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Over the past decade, sex segregation has seeped into many areas. Small public colleges that enroll ultra-Orthodox students seeking undergraduate degrees segregate classes by sex. Some drivers’ education and government job training courses have run sex-segregated sessions, and some public libraries post separate hours for girls and boys" (para 14). "Still, the court has allowed sex segregation in undergraduate college classrooms, a concession made to incentivize ultra-Orthodox men to get an education and join the work force, said Prof. Yofi Tirosh, vice dean of the Tel Aviv University Faculty of Law. Many ultra-Orthodox men engage in religious studies full time and do not work or serve in the army" (para...more
April 28, 2024, 11:18 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In Malawi, COVID-19 impacts, compounded by cyclones and economic woes, have led to a dramatic drop in examination pass rates, especially for girls, calling for urgent action" (para 9).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In Malawi, COVID-19 impacts, compounded by cyclones and economic woes, have led to a dramatic drop in examination pass rates, especially for girls, calling for urgent action" (para 9).
April 28, 2024, 11:16 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"A whole set of factors conspire to scare and dissuade girls from reaching the educational attainment they deserve, such as social norms that favor early marriage" (para 5). "About 20,000 safe and inclusive school focal points were appointed in all public primary schools in project provinces and a dedicated channel for resolving sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment (SEA/SH) complaints was integrated in the ministry’s grievance mechanisms (Allo Ecole, launched in April 2022). As of the end of October 2022, 64 project-related SEA/SH complaints have been reported since the beginning of the project. Psychosocial, medical and/or legal support has been provided for all survivors. Disciplinary proceedings in connection with...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"A whole set of factors conspire to scare and dissuade girls from reaching the educational attainment they deserve, such as social norms that favor early marriage" (para 5). "About 20,000 safe and inclusive school focal points were appointed in all public primary schools in project provinces and a dedicated channel for resolving sexual exploitation and abuse and sexual harassment (SEA/SH) complaints was integrated in the ministry’s grievance mechanisms (Allo Ecole, launched in April 2022). As of the end of October 2022, 64 project-related SEA/SH complaints have been reported since the beginning of the project. Psychosocial, medical and/or legal support has been provided for all survivors. Disciplinary proceedings in connection with...more
April 28, 2024, 11:08 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In Tanzania, for example, our research found that about 57% of schools had no functional hand washing facilities and almost 40% had no water supply in the premises. In addition, more than 60% did not have a place to dispose of sanitary pads. More than half of the latrines for girls did not have doors, increasing the risk of GBV at schools and pushing girls to drop out" (para 11).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"In Tanzania, for example, our research found that about 57% of schools had no functional hand washing facilities and almost 40% had no water supply in the premises. In addition, more than 60% did not have a place to dispose of sanitary pads. More than half of the latrines for girls did not have doors, increasing the risk of GBV at schools and pushing girls to drop out" (para 11).
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[S]cholarships for girls [were increased in] recognizing the need to prevent them from dropping out of school… [W]idespread discriminatory gender stereotypes [is increasingly prevalent] among the teaching personnel, who are predominantly male[.] [G]ender segregation in education [has] an alarmingly widespread incidence of gender-based violence, especially sexual violence, in school" (12). "Roma girls leave school even before completing primary school and are almost fully absent from the education system after the age of 18" (12). "Girls with disabilities are less involved in inclusive education than boys with disabilities" (12).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[S]cholarships for girls [were increased in] recognizing the need to prevent them from dropping out of school… [W]idespread discriminatory gender stereotypes [is increasingly prevalent] among the teaching personnel, who are predominantly male[.] [G]ender segregation in education [has] an alarmingly widespread incidence of gender-based violence, especially sexual violence, in school" (12). "Roma girls leave school even before completing primary school and are almost fully absent from the education system after the age of 18" (12). "Girls with disabilities are less involved in inclusive education than boys with disabilities" (12).
April 19, 2024, 1:31 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[R]easonable accommodation in school infrastructure and places for sport and leisure for girls with disabilities [are not in place]" (12). "Roma women, older women, poor women, women with disabilities, refugee and internally displaced women and women heads of household continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination... [T]hose women continue to have limited access to [education]" (16).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[R]easonable accommodation in school infrastructure and places for sport and leisure for girls with disabilities [are not in place]" (12). "Roma women, older women, poor women, women with disabilities, refugee and internally displaced women and women heads of household continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination... [T]hose women continue to have limited access to [education]" (16).
April 12, 2024, 5:41 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Non-citizens are also barred from attending government schools" (para 18). Lack of citizenship can hinder a girl's education (MV-coder comment).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Non-citizens are also barred from attending government schools" (para 18). Lack of citizenship can hinder a girl's education (MV-coder comment).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he project 'Quality basket', [is] aimed at improving learning achievements by pupils, including girls" (10). "Roma girls and boys, as well as girls and boys with disabilities [are placed] in schools with classes for children with special needs" (11).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[T]he project 'Quality basket', [is] aimed at improving learning achievements by pupils, including girls" (10). "Roma girls and boys, as well as girls and boys with disabilities [are placed] in schools with classes for children with special needs" (11).
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"With Government support, civil society (the Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Foundation) has established the Ozavino scholarships resource for boys and girls. The resource is designed to encourage the most deserving girls to avail themselves of merit scholarships at internationally renowned universities" (9). "The Gabonese education system is egalitarian, and as such, it does not include any programmes that specifically address the issue of scholarships for girls, or that provide help exclusively to girls who have given birth" (14). "Comprehensive support (tuition fees, transport and school supplies) for approximately 97 children, the majority of whom are girls" (15). "[S]chool facilities in rural areas are often distant, poorly equipped and lacking staff" (22).more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"With Government support, civil society (the Sylvia Bongo Ondimba Foundation) has established the Ozavino scholarships resource for boys and girls. The resource is designed to encourage the most deserving girls to avail themselves of merit scholarships at internationally renowned universities" (9). "The Gabonese education system is egalitarian, and as such, it does not include any programmes that specifically address the issue of scholarships for girls, or that provide help exclusively to girls who have given birth" (14). "Comprehensive support (tuition fees, transport and school supplies) for approximately 97 children, the majority of whom are girls" (15). "[S]chool facilities in rural areas are often distant, poorly equipped and lacking staff" (22).more
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Schools regularly expel pregnant girls… Girls are subjected to sexual and gender-based violence, including rape, in school by teachers" (10). "[E]ffective procedures [are not established] to investigate cases of the sexual abuse and harassment of girls in school environments, prosecute perpetrators, especially teachers and school administrators, and provide victims with medical care, psychosocial counselling and rehabilitation" (11). "The environmental and sanitary impacts of the industrial exploitation of copper and [affect] access for women and girls to safe water and to education, exposing them to rape and sexual violence and depriving them of their incomes earned from their agricultural activities" (16).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Schools regularly expel pregnant girls… Girls are subjected to sexual and gender-based violence, including rape, in school by teachers" (10). "[E]ffective procedures [are not established] to investigate cases of the sexual abuse and harassment of girls in school environments, prosecute perpetrators, especially teachers and school administrators, and provide victims with medical care, psychosocial counselling and rehabilitation" (11). "The environmental and sanitary impacts of the industrial exploitation of copper and [affect] access for women and girls to safe water and to education, exposing them to rape and sexual violence and depriving them of their incomes earned from their agricultural activities" (16).
Feb. 11, 2024, 3:55 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"No foreign government has formally recognised the Taliban's administration and many have already heavily criticised its reversal on signals they would open secondary schools nationwide for girls in March" (para 10).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"No foreign government has formally recognised the Taliban's administration and many have already heavily criticised its reversal on signals they would open secondary schools nationwide for girls in March" (para 10).
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[There have been r]eports of violence against girls in educational institutions" (10). "[W]omen in decision-making positions and senior management positions [are underrepresented] in educational institutions and [show a] low number of women professors" (10). "[T]rained school psychologists and the centres for social welfare [don't] adequately address the specific needs of girls who have experienced violence in educational settings in a gender-sensitive manner [or] provide them with effective remedies, including a confidential complaint system" (11). "[R]ural women and girls bear a disproportionate burden of unpaid work at home and in agriculture, which prevents many girls from completing secondary education" (13).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[There have been r]eports of violence against girls in educational institutions" (10). "[W]omen in decision-making positions and senior management positions [are underrepresented] in educational institutions and [show a] low number of women professors" (10). "[T]rained school psychologists and the centres for social welfare [don't] adequately address the specific needs of girls who have experienced violence in educational settings in a gender-sensitive manner [or] provide them with effective remedies, including a confidential complaint system" (11). "[R]ural women and girls bear a disproportionate burden of unpaid work at home and in agriculture, which prevents many girls from completing secondary education" (13).
Jan. 28, 2024, 6:55 p.m.
Countries: Cote D'Ivoire
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"'After my children left town to find work, at first I looked after two of my grandchildren: Kouffia, who is 13 and my eldest son’s child, and Samira, who is eight, and then Divino, a third grandchild from of one of my two daughters, but five months ago, Amennan, my other daughter, was abandoned by her husband and she was left with twin girls. What’s she going to do? She has no qualifications. She hopes to sell barbecued fish. She’s an additional burden'"(para 25-26). This quote shows many barriers that keep children from attending school, such as parents abandoning their children to their grandmother's, early pregnancy, and single-parent households (EV-Coder...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"'After my children left town to find work, at first I looked after two of my grandchildren: Kouffia, who is 13 and my eldest son’s child, and Samira, who is eight, and then Divino, a third grandchild from of one of my two daughters, but five months ago, Amennan, my other daughter, was abandoned by her husband and she was left with twin girls. What’s she going to do? She has no qualifications. She hopes to sell barbecued fish. She’s an additional burden'"(para 25-26). This quote shows many barriers that keep children from attending school, such as parents abandoning their children to their grandmother's, early pregnancy, and single-parent households (EV-Coder...more
Jan. 23, 2024, 4:47 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Roma, rural, refugee and asylum-seeking girls, girls with disabilities and girls who are victims of child marriage, gender-based violence and trafficking [face an inability] to access high-quality education at all levels]" (10).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Roma, rural, refugee and asylum-seeking girls, girls with disabilities and girls who are victims of child marriage, gender-based violence and trafficking [face an inability] to access high-quality education at all levels]" (10).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[An Education For All action plan was adopted t]o ensure that by 2015 all children, particularly girls, including the poor, working children and children with special needs, complete a quality primary education" (14). "By 2030, [the target is to] substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers" (16). This indicates a current lack of qualified teachers (MV-coder comment). "Scholarships are awarded to young women attending the University of Bangui on the basis of merit and as an incentive. These measures are intended to encourage girls to complete their education" (23).
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"[An Education For All action plan was adopted t]o ensure that by 2015 all children, particularly girls, including the poor, working children and children with special needs, complete a quality primary education" (14). "By 2030, [the target is to] substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers" (16). This indicates a current lack of qualified teachers (MV-coder comment). "Scholarships are awarded to young women attending the University of Bangui on the basis of merit and as an incentive. These measures are intended to encourage girls to complete their education" (23).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Gender parity has been reached on the literacy rate in Botswana. Enrolment statistics show that girls enrolled more than boys in secondary and tertiary education. However, the likelihood of attaining secondary and tertiary education is higher among men compared to women. Fewer females continue to enrol in science and technology fields than males. The Government has introduced a back to school program to facilitate re-admission of children and youth who dropped out of school either due to pregnancy, failing and or absconding" (7). "Current efforts to provide alternatives to commercial sex work include: youth and women empowerment programmes including development of business and technical skills, financial support for entrepreneurship and...more
Variables: AFE-PRACTICE-1
"Gender parity has been reached on the literacy rate in Botswana. Enrolment statistics show that girls enrolled more than boys in secondary and tertiary education. However, the likelihood of attaining secondary and tertiary education is higher among men compared to women. Fewer females continue to enrol in science and technology fields than males. The Government has introduced a back to school program to facilitate re-admission of children and youth who dropped out of school either due to pregnancy, failing and or absconding" (7). "Current efforts to provide alternatives to commercial sex work include: youth and women empowerment programmes including development of business and technical skills, financial support for entrepreneurship and...more