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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: HOW FAR HAS WOMEN’S ACCESS TO EDUCATION COME?
March 8th, 2011 posted by Jasmine Jaume
Today is International Women’s Day, and it is also the 100th anniversary of the celebration. Events are taking place worldwide to celebrate women’s achievements and promote equality for all. This year’s theme for the day is “Equal access to education, training and science and technology: Pathway to decent work for women”. But how much has access to education improved for women?
WOMEN THRIVE IN HIGHER EDUCATION WORLDWIDE
October 30th, 2009 posted by Gabrielle Saw
The male dominance of the university system is on the decline as female graduates outnumber men in 75 out of 98 countries, University World News reported. According to Unesco’s 2009 Global Education Digest, the number of females in tertiary education sextupled between 1970 and 2009 with male enrolments quadrupling in the same period.
