Title: What works in girls' education :
Authors: Sperling, Gene B.; Winthrop, Rebecca,; Kwauk, Christina,
Date: 2016
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press,
Physical description: xix, 316 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language: English
LC class: L
Abstract: "Hard-headed evidence on why the returns from investing in girls are so high that no nation or family can afford not to educate their girls. Gene Sperling, author of the seminal 2004 report published by the Council on Foreign Relations, and Rebecca Winthrop, director of the Center for Universal Education, have written this definitive book on the importance of girls' education. As Malala Yousafzai expresses in her foreword, the idea that any child could be denied an education due to poverty, custom, the law, or terrorist threats is just wrong and unimaginable. More than 1,000 studies have provided evidence that high-quality girls' education around the world leads to wide-ranging returns: better outcomes in economic areas of growth and incomes; reduced rates of infant and maternal mortality; reduced rates of child marriage; reduced rates of the incidence of HIV/AIDS and malaria; increased agricultural productivity; increased resilience to natural disasters; and women's empowerment. What Works in Girls' Education is a compelling work for both concerned global citizens, and any academic, expert, nongovernmental organization (NGO) staff member, policymaker, or journalist seeking to dive into the evidence and policies on girls' education"--Provided by publisher.
Contents: Introduction -- The power of evidence and girl's education -- "Especially girls" : never forgetting the boys -- Girls' education : progress and crisis -- A commitment to the evidence on what works -- Five compelling challenges -- The positive generation cycle of girls' education --The world's best investment : girls' education -- Increases economic growth -- Leads to better wages and jobs for women -- Saves the lives of children and mothers -- Leads to smaller and more sustainable families -- Results in healthier and better-educated children -- Reduces rates of HIV/AIDS and Malaria -- Reduces rates of child marriage -- Empowers women -- Increases women's political leadership -- Reduces harm to families from natural disasters and climate change -- Glass half full : there has been real progress, but a girls' education crisis remains -- The progress made -- The crisis remaining -- Six lenses for viewing the progress and crisis in girls' education -- Progress in girls' education to date -- What works : a catalogue of evidence on addressing girls' education needs -- Making schools affordable -- Addressing girl's health -- Reducing the time and distance to school -- Making schools girl-friendly -- Improving quality education -- Increasing community engagement -- Sustaining education during emergencies -- Five compelling challenges for the next decade -- A high-quality education : ensure that girls are truly learning both hard and soft skills -- Protecting education from attack : stopping the growing violence against girls -- Secondary education and adolescent girls -- Successful transitions : bridges from school to work -- Education that empowers girls to lead.