ABSTRACT
In this ground-breaking study, Regina Cortina and Nelly Stromquist examine how the alliances of international agencies, national governments, and nongovernmental organizations have strengthened public support for educating girls and women in Latin America. Bringing a timely and readable account of the strategies pursued, the authors show how the strength of the women's movement has influenced the education of women and girls, and thus has helped to reduce poverty and strengthen the citizenship of women in developing countries. The book's overview of recent initiatives, along with its illuminating case studies of developing nations, offers the reader a window into educational reform and the realities of social change in Latin America.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|2 pages
Gender Equity in Education Policy
chapter |16 pages
Public Policies on Gender and Education in Paraguay
part II|2 pages
Nongovernmental Organizations and the Education of Adult Women
chapter |16 pages
Other Ways to Be Teachers, Mothers, and Fathers
chapter |14 pages
From the Local to the Global and the Global to the Local
part III|2 pages
International Development Agencies and Gender Equity in Education for Women and Girls in Latin America