| dc.creator |
Masanja, Verdiana Grace |
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| dc.date |
2021-11-29T05:55:23Z |
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| dc.date |
2021-11-29T05:55:23Z |
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| dc.date |
2021-09-28 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2022-10-25T09:15:52Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2022-10-25T09:15:52Z |
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| dc.identifier |
https://doi.org/10.5130/aag.g |
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| dc.identifier |
https://dspace.nm-aist.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12479/1397 |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/94653 |
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| dc.description |
This book chapter published by University of Technology Sydney ePress, 2021 |
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| dc.description |
For the past decades, focus on attaining gender equality in science education has attracted
a lot of attention. Governments and international community believe that girls’/women’s
science education is a worthwhile investment; it has many direct effects on economic
growth and human welfare. In this chapter, we discuss this view as a tool for development
as well as the moral aspect of creating equality. We focus on what practically is being done
to promote girls’/women’s science education and why their participation continues to be
low despite many efforts and heavy investment |
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| dc.format |
application/pdf |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
University of Technology of Sydney ePress |
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| dc.subject |
SDG and gender parity |
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| dc.subject |
Gender gap in STEM education and careers in Africa |
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| dc.subject |
Girls and women STEM education in Africa |
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| dc.title |
The Importance of Educating Girls and Women in Sciences |
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| dc.type |
Book chapter |
|