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Lind, Agneta – 1990
The gap in literacy rates between women and men continually broadens. In 1985, 63 percent of the world's approximately 1,000 million illiterate people were female, compared to 60 percent in 1970 and 58 percent in 1960. A process of social change, including community involvement and mobilization in favor of women's literacy, is needed to sustain…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Comparative Education
