In general education schools, there are only 63 girls for every 100 boys, whereas there were 104 girls for every 100 boys in 1990.

Only girls are Secretary of State.

In 1956, the Omdurman Secondary School for Girls, with about 265 students, was the only girls' secondary school operated by the government.

Still surprised, but they gave us seats where the foreign supporters were as we literally were the only girls except for a few girls who came later.

Bring Back Our Girls is the highest profile campaign highlighting discrimination against girls. But it is only part of a growing global movement by young people for civil rights.

Many girls believe that the only way out of a marriage is suicide.

He expressed concern, however, that despite the fact that elementary education was theoretically compulsory, only 39.94 per cent of girls attended junior high school while the figures for upper high school and higher education were only 7.2 and 2.63 per cent of girls respectively.

In 2002, the number of mountainous girls going to school was only 10 15 .

Only if we change the views of our friends and neighbors can more girls escape the cut and never long for it.

We're looking for three girls.

Brenda Laurel on games for girls

8.10 Obstacles to schooling for girls

While the minimum age for marriage for both boys and girls was set at 16, in practice girls suffered discrimination.

And I want to do it for the girls that Sunitha talked about yesterday, the girls who survive, the girls who can become somebody else.

That is a school for little girls.

Schooling and functional literacy training for girls.

Reducing demand for trafficked women and girls

While education for both boys and girls leads to increased income for individuals and for nations, the education of girls leads to greater gains.

Only one condition should be imposed on aid for Pakistan the first money should be spent on rebuilding all the bombed out girls schools in Swat.

Meanwhile, the United Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) is providing a basis for greater strategic focus in building alliances for girls' education.

In the Republic of Tajikistan, schooling for girls and boys is coeducational, although there are some separate classes for girls and boys.

Girls outperformed boys on the national baccalaureate examination and more girls qualified for entry into third level education.

Support programmes for girls students with learning difficulties.

In 2001, there were no girls formally attending schools in Afghanistan, and only one million boys going to school.

Inequitable and low levels of access to education low enrolment rates for girls, and persistent disparities between girls and boys.

Death rates for young girls are much higher than for boys.

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In countries where the family s cost of schooling girls is lowered either by a no fee policy or by a stipend for girls who enroll in school, girls enrollment rate increases.

Strategies in favour of equal educational opportunities for girls

This however leads to some difficulties for the girls.

There were no private universities for girls wearing scarves.

Ms. Shin said that the legal age for marriage of 16 for girls and 18 for boys was not only contrary to the Convention, but also to the Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Among Shi ites, the number disagreeing was 50 . Among Sunnis, the number fell below a majority only 44 believed in the equal importance of higher education for girls and boys.

(c) About recent attacks against women and girls, including rape and other forms of sexual violence, forced marriage, detention of women and girls for violating social codes and attacks on girls' schools

Girls receive an additional take home ration of vegetable oil as an incentive for families to continue to send girls to school.

Girls!

In Canada, five boys drop out for every three girls.

In Greece, early marriage and motherhood for girls was encouraged.

UNICEF supports second chance initiatives for girls in several countries.

Programmes for Girls and Women who have left School Prematurely

16.10 The age difference for boys and girls is discriminatory.

In 1996, the first Education Plan for Girls was introduced.

Lobbying on behalf of girls, for 0.5 billion in 2001.

The comparable figure for rural women and girls was 25 .

Special scholarships existed for girls at secondary and university levels.