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Achinewhu-Nworgu, Elizabeth; Nworgu, Queen Chioma; Babalola, Shade; Achinewhu, Chinuru Chituru; Dikeh, Charles Nna – Bulgarian Comparative Education Society, 2014
This paper will aim to investigate into women's rights pertaining to land in Africa particularly as the case may be envisaged in the Nigerian cultural and legal system. Research has shown that many African women such as in Nigeria are left impoverished once their husbands die or they divorce in West Africa as the land automatically becomes the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Civil Rights, Females, Land Use
Ward, Jane; Turner, Cheryl; Watts, Jane; Eldred, Jan – Adults Learning, 2011
As people celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day this year, NIACE has organised an event, "Every woman's right to learn," that will offer an opportunity for educators and learners to celebrate women's progress and achievements in and through learning, to find one's hopes and aspirations for the future and work…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Civil Rights, Access to Education
Hamilton, Paula – Gender and Education, 2018
Although considerable attention has been given to issues impacting on the educational experiences of Gypsy/Traveller learners in the UK, most of the literature is oriented towards ethnicity rather than gender. This paper illuminates the experiences of young Gypsy/Traveller women who are engaging with secondary education, and functioning in a dual…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Culture Conflict, Minority Groups, Educational Experience
Peer reviewed
Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1984
Reports on an international conference of human rights professionals held in 1982. Topics covered include ethnicity, intergroup relations, migration, immigration, emigration, and women's rights. (KH)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Feminism, Foreign Countries
Dustin, Donna; Davies, Liz – Child Care in Practice, 2007
Female genital cutting (FGC) is an ancient practice that affects girls and young women around the world, defining the identity of women in cultures where it is practiced. FGC is carried out for a range of social and cultural reasons. The United Kingdom as a point of inward migration receives families from countries and cultures where FGC is the…
Descriptors: Females, Childrens Rights, Foreign Countries, Social Environment
Khan, Shaheen; Mahmood, Rasib; Zafar, Kainat – Bulletin of Education and Research, 2018
Colonizers' educational system produced new seeds for cultivation of new culture. This reproduction effected the British colonies culturally and religiously especially to Arica and South Asia. The natives of two continents transformed slowly and gradually through the western education system. The Britain opened new schools in colonies to teach the…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Policy, Social Behavior, Behavior Standards
Biscomb, Kay – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2012
In 1914 opportunities for working-class women's sports participation were limited and peripheral, but the 1980s, policy reforms resulted in the then Sports Council identifying women as a "target group". Subsequently the notion that barriers to women's participation are issues to be identified and resolved has become commonplace in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Womens Athletics, History, Genealogy
Lai, Meng-Chuan; Lombardo, Michael V.; Chakrabarti, Bhismadev; Ruigrok, Amber NV; Bullmore, Edward T.; Suckling, John; Auyeung, Bonnie; Happé, Francesca; Szatmari, Peter; Baron-Cohen, Simon – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
Prior work has revealed sex/gender-dependent autistic characteristics across behavioural and neural/biological domains. It remains unclear whether and how neural sex/gender differences are related to behavioural sex/gender differences in autism. Here, we examined whether atypical neural responses during mentalizing and self-representation are…
Descriptors: Females, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Adults
Arday, Jason – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2022
Precarious employment is considered a social determinant impacting the health of workers, families and communities. The Academy is known to utilise non-standard employment contracts, coming under widespread criticism from its social partners for exploitative practices. Whilst there is much research suggesting certain groups (e.g. early career…
Descriptors: Racism, Employment Patterns, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Minority Groups
Bhopal, Kalwant – Research Papers in Education, 2020
This article uses case study interviews to examine women's experiences in higher education. It focuses on career progression, support available for promotion and particular initiatives for staff retention. The findings suggest that whilst some progress has been made to support White and Black and minority ethnic women in their career trajectories,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Higher Education, Gender Bias
Walter-Brice, Alison; Cox, Rachel; Priest, Helena; Thompson, Fiona – Disability & Society, 2012
In 2001 the UK Government launched its strategy "Valuing People". The strategy, underpinned by the Human Rights Act 1998 (Ministry of Justice 1998), the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Home Office 1995) and social inclusion claimed to outline ways for services to work, to meet the needs of individuals with learning disabilities . In…
Descriptors: Females, Disability Discrimination, Mental Retardation, Family Violence
Devine, Cathy – Sport, Education and Society, 2016
Universalist claims are often made about sport which is, as a consequence, increasingly written into national and international policy as an entitlement of citizenship or even human right. Further, in most countries physical education (PE) is a compulsory component of children's education, and sport is seen as central to this. Consequently, in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Athletics, Public Policy, Citizenship
Rendel, Margherita – 1997
During the last 50 years, principles, institutions, and policies of human rights have been developed worldwide. This book brings together European and international conventions on human rights, the rights of women, and the users and uses of education, and places them in their wider context. It examines issues in how human rights work, the ways in…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Legislation, Educational Discrimination
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Journal of Intergroup Relations, 1984
Provides a summary of discussion at an international conference of human rights professionsls in 1982. Covers a wide range of subjects, from women's access to positions of economic power, to day care facilities as a means of expanding choices of both women and men who work in or out of the home. (KH)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Feminism, Foreign Countries
Kairies, Jan, Ed. – UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2013
Literacy is the foundation of lifelong learning and a crucial element in the universally recognised right to education. However, illiteracy continues to exist as a global challenge, and many individuals still lack the basic literacy skills that are needed to engage in further learning opportunities and for the economic and social development of…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Females, Womens Education, Literacy