Voice of America: Report Highlights Education Barriers for Adolescent Girls

Voice of America Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries

Report Highlights Education Barriers for Adolescent Girls Oct 11th 2012, 16:24 A new report is drawing attention to the plight of under-educated girls as the U.N. marks International Day of the Girl Child on Thursday. Plan International says while school enrollment levels for girls and boys have reached "global parity" at the primary school level, school completion rates for girls have lagged behind. The child development organization says 39 million girls between the ages of 11 and 15 are out of school. ​​Plan International CEO Nigel Chapman says a number ... Media files: 79D25DDD-C8D7-43D5-A8B1-07AF6ABB45C9_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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