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Access to Education

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Access to Education

Across the world, women and girls face barriers to attending school, including limited access to resources, safety concerns, social mores, and non-school related responsibilities. Find tools and practices that have worked (failed) around the world to ensure girls’ access to education.

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The Impact of an Inclusive Education Intervention on Learning Outcomes for Girls with Disabilities within a Resource-poor Setting

A holistic approach to inclusive education — one that spans both school and community settings — may benefit the educational attainment of girls with disabilities in Kenya.
Mark Carew, Marcella Deluca, Nora Groce, Sammy Fwaga, Maria Kett (2020)
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Negotiating a Better Future: How Interpersonal Skills Facilitate Intergenerational Investment

In Zambia, negotiation training for teen girls may increase their continued enrollment in school.
Nava Ashraf, Natalie Bau, Corinne Low, Kathleen McGinn (2020)
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Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India

A program in India that provided female students with access to bicycles increased secondary school enrollment for girls and narrowed the gender gap in secondary school enrollment.
Karthik Muralidharan, Nishith Prakash (2017)
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The Effectiveness of a One-year Online Mentoring Program for Girls in STEM

An online mentoring program in Germany supports girls’ development in STEM, with greater reach and similarly positive results when compared to traditional in-person mentoring.
Heidrun Stoeger, Xiaoju Duan, Sigrun Schirner, Teresa Greindl, Albert Ziegler (2013)
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Computing Whether She Belongs: Stereotypes Undermine Girls’ Interest and Sense of Belonging in Computer Science

A classroom with a non-stereotypical look creates more inclusive signals of who belongs—increasing high school girls’ interest in computer science without deterring boys.
Allison Master, Sapna Cheryan, Andrew N. Meltzoff (2016)
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Turning a Shove into a Nudge? A “Labeled Cash Transfer” for Education

“Labeled Cash Transfers” encourage school participation, particularly girls’ re-enrollment in school after dropping out, at a lower cost than traditional Conditional Cash Transfers.
Najy Benhassine, Florencia Devoto, Esther Duflo, Pascaline Dupas, Victor Pouliquen (2015)
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Women’s Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa

A combination of vocational and life skill training improves adolescent girls’ income-generating opportunities and social empowerment while reducing early childbearing and desired fertility rates.
Oriana Bandiera, Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman (2020)
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Gender Differences in the Effects of Vocational Training: Constraints on Women and Drop-Out Behavior

Women are more constrained by family obligations, distance, and illness, affecting their participation and resulting in higher dropout rates from vocational training programs.
Yoonyoung Cho, Davie Kalomba, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Orozco Olvera, Victor Hugo (2013)
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The Effect of Village-Based Schools: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Afghanistan

Proximity to schools in rural areas increases enrollment and achievement, especially for girls.
Dana Burde, Leigh L. Linden (2012)
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Cash or Condition? Evidence from a Cash Transfer Experiment

Conditional cash transfers improve educational outcomes, while at the same time, unconditional cash transfers reduce teenage pregnancy and marriage.
Sarah Baird, Craig McIntosh, Berk Özler (2011)
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Topic Overview

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Access to Education Icon
Access to Education

Across the world, women and girls face barriers to attending school, including limited access to resources, safety concerns, social mores, and non-school related responsibilities. Find tools and practices that have worked (failed) around the world to ensure girls’ access to education.

Image
Negotiation Icon
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Access to Education Icon

Negotiating a Better Future: How Interpersonal Skills Facilitate Intergenerational Investment

In Zambia, negotiation training for teen girls may increase their continued enrollment in school.
Nava Ashraf, Natalie Bau, Corinne Low, Kathleen McGinn (2020)
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Access to Education Icon
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Stem Icon

The Effectiveness of a One-year Online Mentoring Program for Girls in STEM

An online mentoring program in Germany supports girls’ development in STEM, with greater reach and similarly positive results when compared to traditional in-person mentoring.
Heidrun Stoeger, Xiaoju Duan, Sigrun Schirner, Teresa Greindl, Albert Ziegler (2013)
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Access to Education Icon

Turning a Shove into a Nudge? A “Labeled Cash Transfer” for Education

“Labeled Cash Transfers” encourage school participation, particularly girls’ re-enrollment in school after dropping out, at a lower cost than traditional Conditional Cash Transfers.
Najy Benhassine, Florencia Devoto, Esther Duflo, Pascaline Dupas, Victor Pouliquen (2015)
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Entrepreneurship and Microfinance Icon

Gender Differences in the Effects of Vocational Training: Constraints on Women and Drop-Out Behavior

Women are more constrained by family obligations, distance, and illness, affecting their participation and resulting in higher dropout rates from vocational training programs.
Yoonyoung Cho, Davie Kalomba, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak, Orozco Olvera, Victor Hugo (2013)
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Cash or Condition? Evidence from a Cash Transfer Experiment

Conditional cash transfers improve educational outcomes, while at the same time, unconditional cash transfers reduce teenage pregnancy and marriage.
Sarah Baird, Craig McIntosh, Berk Özler (2011)
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Academic Achievement Icon
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The Impact of an Inclusive Education Intervention on Learning Outcomes for Girls with Disabilities within a Resource-poor Setting

A holistic approach to inclusive education — one that spans both school and community settings — may benefit the educational attainment of girls with disabilities in Kenya.
Mark Carew, Marcella Deluca, Nora Groce, Sammy Fwaga, Maria Kett (2020)
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Access to Education Icon

Cycling to School: Increasing Secondary School Enrollment for Girls in India

A program in India that provided female students with access to bicycles increased secondary school enrollment for girls and narrowed the gender gap in secondary school enrollment.
Karthik Muralidharan, Nishith Prakash (2017)
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Technology Icon
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Bias Icon
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Access to Education Icon

Computing Whether She Belongs: Stereotypes Undermine Girls’ Interest and Sense of Belonging in Computer Science

A classroom with a non-stereotypical look creates more inclusive signals of who belongs—increasing high school girls’ interest in computer science without deterring boys.
Allison Master, Sapna Cheryan, Andrew N. Meltzoff (2016)
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Reproductive Sexual Health Icon
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Access to Education Icon
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Entrepreneurship and Microfinance Icon

Women’s Empowerment in Action: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Africa

A combination of vocational and life skill training improves adolescent girls’ income-generating opportunities and social empowerment while reducing early childbearing and desired fertility rates.
Oriana Bandiera, Niklas Buehren, Robin Burgess, Markus Goldstein, Selim Gulesci, Imran Rasul, Munshi Sulaiman (2020)
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Academic Achievement Icon

The Effect of Village-Based Schools: Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial in Afghanistan

Proximity to schools in rural areas increases enrollment and achievement, especially for girls.
Dana Burde, Leigh L. Linden (2012)
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