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Chinen, Marjorie; Hoop, Thomas; Balarin, María; Alcázar, Lorena – Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2016
A recent International Labour Organization (ILO) report has documented the limited opportunities for women in the labour market (ILO, 2016). The report shows that women face higher unemployment and underemployment than men, are more often employed in the informal labour market and in family enterprises, and are overrepresented in lower skill…
Descriptors: Womens Education, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Skilled Occupations
Maheshwari, Greeni – Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 2023
The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of the literature on women's leadership in higher education in the last 20 years. This literature review employed a systematic review of 64 articles published worldwide with 28 articles specifically published in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam. The…
Descriptors: Barriers, Females, Women Administrators, Higher Education
Mullan, Joel; Rolleston, Caine – International Journal of Training Research, 2020
India's informal economy accounts for more than half the country's GDP but is characterised by low levels of skills, and considerable barriers to skills development for workers. The Government of India has implemented ambitious policy initiatives for upskilling, designed to catalyse 'formalisation' of the economy, and improve productivity.…
Descriptors: Barriers, Skill Development, Vocational Education, Educational Quality
Jacob, Sunday – Education Quarterly Reviews, 2022
Education is a right for all children. Discriminating against either the boys or the girls has serious consequences for future national development. In Nigeria, there are alarming figures showing a large percentage of boys and girls of school age not attending formal education. The focus for this paper therefore is on the girl child bearing in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Out of School Youth, Females, Womens Education
Jutting, Johannes; Morrisson, Christian – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2005
While the overall picture for gender equality is still gloomy, recent changes in family institutions in some countries provide an enlightening example. Developing countries are starting to reform cultural barriers to gender equality that limit their growth prospects. Morocco, Algeria, Egypt and some states of India are some examples of countries…
Descriptors: Females, Foreign Countries, Womens Education, Gender Discrimination