Written by Anne Sofie Olsen In Haiti, education is expensive. The majority of families in Haiti cannot afford the costs of education. Given that most schools are privately owned and tuition-based, access to education is low. The government allocates only a small proportion of its budget to the sector (3.5% of GDP in 2014 according to the World Bank 'Haiti Poverty … [Lee más...] about Haiti: Transitioning from private to public education
Jobs have no gender
Written by Marina Bassi and Daniel Alonso When we talk about gender inequality, we tend to associate it with disadvantages of girls and women in different dimensions. It is well documented that women participate less in the labor market, and those who work are more concentrated in informal jobs and careers less paid than men. Even in equivalent occupations, women earn … [Lee más...] about Jobs have no gender
Los trabajos no tienen género
Escrito por Marina Bassi y Daniel Alonso Cuando hablamos de desigualdad de género, tendemos a asociarla con desventajas de las niñas y mujeres en diversas dimensiones. Está bien documentado que las mujeres participan menos en el mercado de trabajo, que aquellas que trabajan están más concentradas en empleos informales y en carreras peor remuneradas que los hombres … [Lee más...] about Los trabajos no tienen género
Blog post contest #Glassesoff
If you enjoy writing and you are interested in gender and education issues, this is your chance to share your vision and opinion through this initiative of the Inter-American Development Bank. The Education Division, through its campaign #Glassesoff seeks to generate awareness about the transmission of gender stereotypes in the education system. … [Lee más...] about Blog post contest #Glassesoff
From queens of the house to owners of the field*
Written by Claudia Piras* My daughter was 11 when we visited my family in Buenos Aires that year. One afternoon, as she does in Washington, she went with her cousins to play soccer in a nearby field. On her return, she told us surprised, rather proud, that the boys could not believe she knew how to play and that even some of them had approached to ask her where she came from. … [Lee más...] about From queens of the house to owners of the field*
