The Gender Gap in Education in Eritrea in 1991-98 : A Missed Opportunity?

This paper shows that during the 1990s, and before the 1998-2000 border war with Eritrea, the gender gap in education in. Eritrea has widened on the national level, and large regional disparities have persisted. The gender gap appears to be linked to lower female teacher participation and limited employment opportunities. The widening of the gender gap is likely to have a long-term negative impact on both economic growth and poverty reduction

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Year of publication:	[2006]
Authors:	Bulíř, Aleš
Other Persons:	Brixiova, Zuzana (contributor) ; Comenetz, Joshua (contributor)
Publisher:	[2006]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Eritrea \| Geschlecht \| Gender \| Bildungswesen \| Educational system \| Armut \| Poverty

Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (25 p)
Series:	IMF Working Paper, Vol. , pp. 1-25, 2001
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments July 2001 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.879644 [DOI]
Classification:	J71 - Discrimination ; I28 - Government Policy ; I39 - Welfare and Poverty. Other
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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