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Developing capacity to achieve gender equality in education (pdf 260kb)

Failure to achieve gender equality in education is often blamed on 'weak capacity'. This Oxfam paper illustrates the ways in which individual, organisational, and institutional capacity all play important roles in producing positive results for girls and boys. It is essential to recognise that these different forms of capacity are related, in order to prevent the disappearance of policies and strategies produced with the aim of achieving gender equality in education.

Recommendations are also provided on how gender equality in education can be improved, specifically by the Government, NGO's and donors.

 

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