Gender imbalance in secondary schools

Significantly fewer girls than boys attend schools inrefugee camps. As the level of education increases, there is a corresponding decrease in the numbers of female participants. This has resulted in a severe gender imbalance in refugee secondary schools.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Catherine Howgego Mugisha
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: University of Oxford 2005-01-01
Series:Forced Migration Review
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Online Access:http://www.fmreview.org/en/FMRpdfs/FMR22/FMR2216.pdf
Description
Summary:Significantly fewer girls than boys attend schools inrefugee camps. As the level of education increases, there is a corresponding decrease in the numbers of female participants. This has resulted in a severe gender imbalance in refugee secondary schools.
ISSN:1460-9819