Sheila Aikman

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  Beyond Access

  Sheila Aikman, Elaine Unterhalter

  In a world in which poverty, social prejudice and poor-quality provision cause an estimated 100 million girls to drop out of school before completing their primary education, it is not enough for governments to pledge themselves to increase girls' access to school. This book presents a vision of a t...

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  Practising Gender Equality in Education

  Sheila Aikman, Elaine Unterhalter

  Drawing on the work of the Beyond Access, Gender, Education, and Development project, contributors discuss some of the key challenges in achieving gender equality in education, give examples of initiatives in a range of contexts, and make recommendations for action. They suggest that there is a more...

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  Gender Equality, HIV, and AIDS

  Sheila Aikman, Elaine Unterhalter, Tania Boler

  The book shows that while gender inequalities in society generally, and particularly within the education sector, are driving aspects of the HIV epidemic, educational settings can be empowering and bring about change. It examines different expectations of what HIV education programmes and education...