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The Gender Gap in Education in Eritrea in 1991-1998 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 emp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Comenetz, Joshua
Other Authors: Bulir, Ales, Brixiova, Zuzana
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2001
Series:IMF Working Papers
Subjects:
Social Discrimination & Equal Treatment
Health
Women
Gender Studies; Women & Girls
Labour; Income Economics
Education: Government Policy
Employment; Economic Theory
Human Capital
Gender Inequality
Economics Of Gender
Non-labor Discrimination
Aggregate Labor Productivity
Unemployment
Skills
Aggregate Human Capital
Labor
Welfare And Poverty: Other
Health Economics
Education
Labor Productivity
Sex Discrimination
Health: General
Education: General
Gender Studies
Occupational Choice
Wages
Labor Discrimination
Intergenerational Income Distribution
Employment
Women''s Studies'
Gender
Eritrea, The State Of
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:25 pages
ISBN:9781451851724

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