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In addition, a leading cause of gender disparities in education are gender disparities in the labor market, which lead to gendered ideas of women's role in a society. [ 72 ] In addition to this, some gender disparities are caused by teacher's attitudes towards students in the classroom according to the students' gender. [ 73 ]
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This Timeline of women's education is an overview of the history of education for ... Benazir Bhutto became the first woman to lead a Muslim-majority country as Prime ...
The Women's College Coalition (WCC) was founded in 1979 and describes itself as an "association of women's colleges and universities – public and private, independent and church-related, two- and four-year – in the United States and Canada whose primary mission is the education and advancement of women."
Emma Willard (1787-1870), was a New York educator and writer who dedicated her life to women's education. She worked in several schools and founded the first school for women's higher education, the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York, which is now Emma Willard School. With the success of her school, she was able to travel across the country ...
Black and Latina women are landing top positions at some of the biggest unions in the U.S, and that has translated into wins at the bargaining table that focus on family-friendly benefits like ...
The Project on the Status and Education of Women (PSEW) was the first United States project focused on gender equity in education. Formed in 1971 by the Association of American Colleges (AAC), known today as the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU), PSEW worked to improve access to and equity within higher education for women, addressing the needs of university students ...
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