Women and Literacy: Promises and Constraints.

Autor/in	Stromquist, Nelly P.
Titel	Women and Literacy: Promises and Constraints.
Quelle	(1990), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Access to Education; Adult Basic Education; Adult Literacy; Developing Nations; Educational Policy; Females; Foreign Countries; Government Role; Illiteracy; Sex Discrimination; Social Change; Social Problems + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Adult; Adults; Adult education; Erwachsenenbildung; Developing country; Developing countries; Entwicklungsland; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland; Analphabetismus; Sex; Discrimination; Geschlecht; Diskriminierung; Sozialer Wandel; Social problem; Soziales Problem
Abstract	By the year 2000, it is estimated that there will be 1 billion illiterates, 98% of whom will be in developing regions. Oral traditions and the preponderance of local languages and dialects are among the reasons the situation is so widespread. Illiteracy is linked to contextual factors in which social class distinctions, linguistic affiliations, general levels of socioeconomic development, and marginalization of certain groups play important and mutually supportive roles. However, women comprise more illiterates, representing 63% of all illiterates in 1983, up from 58% in 1960. The subordination of women is related to the sexual division of labor and the control of women's sexuality, which in turn affect women's participation in literacy programs. Illiteracy is also higher in rural areas, again related to the sexual division of labor. Various international studies are reported that document the benefits of literacy for women, and constraints of existing literacy programs are discussed. Implications of the International Literacy Year are described. It is concluded that efforts to enable poor and marginal women to become literate will need the pressure of people committed to large-scale social change. Contains 29 references. (LB) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse on Literacy Education)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC