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There have been major
strides made towards greater gender parity, where the proportion of girls to boys enrolled has improved from 88% to 94% over the past decade. If international policies can influence countries to involve more females in the workforce, it may increase the female's voice in the household, changing the social norm. Encouraging NGOs to reach local communities as they are often the few organizations that are able to reached the poorest and most in need communities.

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International organization aims to eliminate school cost and fees so that education is affordable for everyone. However, local school may still administer small fees to cover basic costs. Other cost associated are uniforms and education materials. Uniforms for girls are more expensive than boys, which is another reason why girls may be held back.

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Aside from obvious reason that in child labor, boys are preferred over girls, there is a clear distinction in gender relations within and outside the household to reflect society-wide norms and values. In a household where the family can only afford to send one child to school, educating the boy in the family is often the preferred choice.

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Factors effecting Inequality in Education

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Factors effecting Inequality in Education

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There are many international organizations that set policies and guidelines to prevent gender discrimination in education. However, the support and policies in place only address larger issues such as poverty, safety, and child labor. Many local factors such as cost of school and targeting mothers (social norm) happens region to region. It is hard that any one policy will be able to address all the local factors that inhibit equal education.

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UNESCO. (2003) Gender and Education for All - The leap to equality, 1-372. Retrieved April 27, 2017, from http://en.unesco.org/gem-report/report/2003/gender-and-education-all-leap-equality#sthash.rU6g5Kgj.dpuf

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In order to achieve EFA, UNESCO has listed the six goals, of which, one of the top priority is to ensure that countries eliminate gender disparities in primary and secondary education by 2005, and achieving gender equality in education by 2015, with a focus on ensuring girls’ full and equal access to and achievement in basic education of good quality. International organization has created policies and guidelines in efforts to decrease gender discrimination, however, girls all over the world are still experiencing significant obstacles when it comes receiving an education. We will discuss how some of the local factors that impede the EFA program and why girls are still held back in many countries.

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Many girls dropped out of school because they are expected to complete chores within their household. As seen in video "Time for School", the amount of chores that's placed on the female can hinder their performance in school and in most cases, hinder their ability to continue their education.

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Kidnapping
Sexual Harassment
Sexual Assault
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In many countries, it is normal for girls to marry at a very young age, some as young as 9 years old. Parents may view education as an obstacle that delays suitable marital age. In societies where girls are expected to have children as young as 13-16 years of age, it's difficult to remain in school when girls become targeting mothers. Poverty is surprisingly not the only factor why girls marry young. In wealthier families, the value of educating a female has been twisted to a form of dowry, all in hopes to marry into a better/wealthier family.

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"The goals of Education for All (EFA) are centrally concerned with equality. If children are excluded from access to education, they are denied their human rights and prevented from developing their talents and interests in the most basic of ways. " UNESCO's Global Monitoring Reports