This book reviews the policies and actions taken by Chinese Government, international organizations and NGOs in the past two decades, and aims to reflect and share the experiences and lessons regarding the promotion of girls' education, gender equality in media, and sexuality health education and services for youth with the international community.China's experience in the field of women and girls' education and development has not been adequately summarized and shared. To fill the gap and celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 4th World Conference on Women, this book seeks to systematically summarize and disseminate the strategies and good practices regarding women and girls' education and development in China, so as to present national experiences which can be shared by the international community in the promotion of rural women's empowerment and gender equality.The features related to this book are as follows: adoption of gender and development perspective; integration of macro development context and typical case studies; reflection from multidisciplinary approaches; contribution to international concerns and dialogue; and co-authored by a powerful team of local and international experts. It is the first occasion on which a powerful team of Chinese and international authoritative experts and scholars in gender study have gathered to systematically summarize and disseminate China's experience in rural women's and girls' education and development.This book is published in association with UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education.

The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.tandfebooks.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781315180250, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license Adolescence is a pivotal time in a girl's life. The development of educational, physical, psychosocial, familial, political and economic capabilities enable girls to reach their full potential and contribute to the wellbeing of their families and society. However, progress is still significantly constrained by discriminatory gender norms and the related attitudes and practices which restrict girls’ horizons, restrain their ambition and, if unfettered, allow exploitation and abuse. Empowering Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries explores the detrimental impact of discriminatory gender norms on adolescent girls’ lives across very different contexts. Grounded in four years of in-depth research in Ethiopia, Nepal, Uganda and Viet Nam, the book adopts a holistic approach, recognising the inter-related nature of capabilities and the importance of local context. By exploring the theory of gendered norm change, contextualising and examining socialisation processes, the book identifies the patriarchal vested interests in power, authority and moral privilege, which combine in attempts to restrict and control girls’ lives. Throughout the book, Empowering Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries demonstrates how efforts to develop more egalitarian gender norms can enable disadvantaged adolescent girls to change the course of their lives and contribute to societal change. Accessible and informative, the book is perfect for policy makers, think tanks, NGOs, activists, academics and students of gender and development studies.

This report aims to 'crack the code' by deciphering the factors that hinder and facilitate girls' and women's participation, achievement and continuation in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and, in particular, what the education sector can do to promote girls' and women's interest in and engagement with STEM education and ultimately STEM careers.

Offers research on educational policies, programs, and practices for adolecent girls and adult women, from both comparative international perspectives.