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In Week 5 of "A Developing World", we ask questions such as:

• Why are girls given less opportunities to gain an education than boys are?
  
• What are the economic and cultural reasons for this imbalance, and the resulting consequences?
  
• What can be done to improve the situation worldwide?

Education Links:

CARE Canada: http://care.ca/

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund: http://www.unicef.org/

OECD Observer: "Women and girls: education, not discrimination"
http://www.oecdobserver.org/news/fullstory.php/aid/368

UNESCO: Education for All
http://www.unesco.org/education/efa/index.shtml

ELDIS (a gateway to information on development issues, providing free and
easy access to wide range of high quality online resources) Education
Resource Guide.
http://www.eldis.org/education/index.htm

"Unicef Urges World's Finance Ministers To Invest In Girls' Education"
http://allafrica.com/stories/200102270405.html

Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace (WLP)
This international NGO helps women and girls in developing countries
restructure their roles in their families, communities, and societies.
http://www.learningpartnership.org/

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