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Revolutionary Struggles and Girls’ Education
At the Frontiers of Gender Norms in North-Ethiopia
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Revolutionary Struggles and Girls’ Education
At the Frontiers of Gender Norms in North-Ethiopia
About this book
Revolutionary Struggles and Girls' Education: At the Frontiers of Gender Norms in North-Ethiopia argues that at the base of girls' poorer performance than boys at secondary school level when puberty has set in, is the "symbolic violence" entailed in sanctioned femaleness. Informed by the modesty of Virgin Mary in Orthodox Christian veneration, it instructs girls to internalize a "holding back" which impinges on her self-efficacy and ability to be an active learner. Neoliberally-informed educational policies and plans which have co-opted liberal feminism also in Ethiopia, do not address "hard-lived" gender norms and the power and domination dynamics entailed when parity between boys and girls in school continues to be the dominant measure for equity. Despite women's courageous contribution at a literal "frontier" during the Tigrayan liberation struggle (1975-91) where they fought on equal terms with men, and despite the tendency that girls' outnumber boys at secondary level in the present context, sanctioned femaleness constitutes a "frontier" for girls' educational success and transition to higher education. In fact, when teaching-learning continues to be based on memorization rather than critical thinking, the very transformative potential of education is undermined - also in a gendered sense.
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Inclusive EducationTable of contents
- List of Figures
- List of Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 The Politico-Historical Context from the Perspective of Gender Equality
- 2 Education and Household Viability
- 3 The Nexus of Underage Marriage and Education
- 4 Learning to “Hold Back”
- 5 Sexuality in the Context of Secondary School
- 6 Negotiating Femaleness
- 7 “Education is the Foundation for Development”
- 8 Revolutions, Teaching-Learning Practices, and the Reproduction of Power
- 9 Blaming the Girls
- Concluding Remarks
- Postscript
- Notes
- References
- About the Author
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