Despite a sharp increase in the share of girls who enroll in, attend, and complete various levels of schooling, an educational gender gap remains in some countries. This paper argues that one explanation for this gender gap is the degree of social exclusion within these countries, as indicated by ethno-linguistic heterogeneity, which triggers both economic and psycho-social mechanisms to limit girls' schooling. Ethno-linguistic heterogeneity initially...
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2008/03/01
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Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
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WPS4562
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2010/07/01
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Disclosed
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Social exclusion and the gender gap in education
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primary completion rate