Literacy and Women's Empowerment: Stories of Success and Inspiration

Autor/in	Eldred, Janine
Institution	UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) (Germany)
Titel	Literacy and Women's Empowerment: Stories of Success and Inspiration
Quelle	(2013), (77 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-92-820-1183-6
Schlagwörter	Females; Womens Education; Empowerment; Civil Rights; Access to Education; Literacy Education; Participation; Family Literacy; Bilingualism; Nutrition; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Foreign Countries; Developing Nations; Adult Literacy; Social Influences; Public Health; Income; Outcomes of Education; Social Change; Sex Fairness; Africa; Bolivia; Brazil; India; Indonesia; Nepal; Pakistan; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Teilnahme; Bilingualismus; Ernährung; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Ausland; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Sozialer Einfluss; Gesundheitswesen; Einkommen; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Sozialer Wandel; Sexualaufklärung; Afrika; Bolivien; Brasilien; Indien; Indonesien; Türkei
Abstract	This paper explores how literacy learning can support women's empowerment and the development of greater equality, benefitting not only individual women, but families, communities and economies too. It describes and reflects upon some of the most promising approaches to developing literacy and learning for women, who form the majority of the world's illiterate adults. Key success factors are identified to inform recommendations for others seeking to support the empowerment of women. These are stories of hope and possibility. They demonstrate how, with imagination and determination, literacy learning is taking place and making a difference. Some programmes are available because policies and strategies are in place at international, national or regional levels. In other cases, developments are due to local initiatives, inspired belief in learning for everyone, and voluntary determination. They show how change, transformation and empowerment of some of the world's most vulnerable women, and the development of greater equality are possible. The stories are drawn from LIFE (Literacy Initiative for Empowerment), E-9 (nine high-population countries) and SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) countries. A bibliography is included. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning. Feldbrunnenstrasse 58, 20148 Hamburg, Germany. Tel: +49-40-4480410; Fax: +49-40-4107723; e-mail: ull-pub@unesco.org; Web site: http://uil.unesco.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01