In many parts of the less developed world it is women and girls who are expected to provide water for their family. Frequently, young girls are unable to complete school or get jobs because water scarcity means they are forced to walk miles daily to obtain this most basic need. Since the creation of the United Nations Millennium Goals, progress…

While previous research has focused on the relationship between education and women's empowerment in the public sphere, their empowerment in the private sphere has been less fully developed in empirical studies. Drawing on a theoretical model of change in marital relationships, this article examines how women who participated in an innovative…

To obtain a clearer understanding of the school's ability to affect female role expectations, the author examined a government secondary school in Lome, Togo. Her study focuses on students' internalization of teacher attitudes, classroom interaction messages, and implicit school authority structures plus girls' stated educational/career…

A literature review was conducted to determine how women's role was seen in vocational education and development. The study reviewed the historical background of occupational gender segregation related to vocational education, reviewed and described the role of women and division of labor, and summarized labor market statistics concerning females…

A case study of a Togolese secondary school provides the focus for an examination of the impact of Western notions of gender-based role expectations in Third World education. Work on the reproduction of inequality in education suggests that in-school processes direct different knowledge to different groups. However, in the case of Third World…

These secondary-level resource materials provide a broad study of women's current status and emphasize the specific situation confronting women in the Third World. The materials cover three general areas: (1) facts and figures outlining the broad area of equality of opportunity; (2) reports and case studies about women's participation in the…

Highlights the need in Nigeria for equal representation of the sexes in young adult reading materials. (AUTH/ARH)

Designed to supplement intermediate or secondary level courses on sex roles or the family, the activities in this handbook enable students to examine changing sex roles and their effects on individuals and society. Materials are presented in three parts. Activities on perception and awareness (part 1) focus on identifying and reducing sex role…

Describes a lesson plan that uses on the ordinary life of women in Kenya as a means of introducing students to issues concerning women and work in Africa. Students compare the typical daily schedules of a rural and an urban Kenyan woman and examine their different sets of obligations. (MJP)

Despite United Nations' efforts, inequality of access for girls and women to technical and vocational education (TVE) persists in India. Challenges of the 21st century with regard to ensuring equal access of girls and women to TVE include: increasing the participation of girls (especially rural girls) in TVE; overcoming gender bias and…

This report records tasks completed during the last 3 years by the Commonwealth of Learning, which has promoted, supported, advanced, and enriched the practice of distance and open learning Commonwealth-wide since 1989. It begins with two messages: "There Will Have To Be Another Way" (H. Ian Macdonald) and "Achieving Goals, Working…