Gender, Education, and Women's Power: Indian State and Civil Society Intersections in DPEP (District Primary Education Programme) and Mahila Samakhya.

Unterhalter, Elaine; Dutt, Shushmita

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Publication Date: 2001

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Gender, Education, and Women's Power: Indian State and Civil Society Intersections in DPEP (District Primary Education Programme) and Mahila Samakhya.

Unterhalter, Elaine; Dutt, Shushmita

Compare, v31 n1 p57-73 Mar 2001

Examines different understandings of gender equity and women's empowerment in the District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) and Mahila Samakhya (Women's Empowerment). Highlights achievements of the two organizations. Concludes that social justice and educational transformation cannot proceed in India without the powerful interconnections of the two groups' approaches. (CAJ)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Education, Democracy, Elementary Secondary Education, Empowerment, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Gender Issues, International Cooperation, Social Attitudes, Womens Education

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: India

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