and education of girls and young women
21Women's Missionary Union — Woman s Missionary Union is an auxiliary of the Southern Baptist Convention that was founded in 1888. It is the largest Protestant missions organization for women in the world.HistoryOriginsDuring the meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention in …
22Women's Forum for the Economy and Society — The Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society has been created in 2005 by Aude Zieseniss de Thuin. It aims at promoting women’s vision on the key social and economic issues of our times. Geared towards leading women and men, the Forum is a place… …
23Education in South Korea — Infobox Education country name = South Korea agency agency = leader titles = leader names = budget = budget year = primary languages = Korean system type = established events = established dates = literacy year = literacy total = 99 literacy men …
24Education in South Africa — South Africa has 12 million learners, 366 000 teachers and around 28 000 schools including 390 special needs schools and 1 000 registered private schools. Of all the schools, 6 000 are High schools (grade 8 to grade 12) and the rest are Primary… …
25Women in the workforce — Part of a series on Women in Society …
26Women in North Korea — During Joseon DynastyIn the Joseon Dynasty, women were expected to give birth to and rear male heirs to assure the continuation of the family line. Women had few opportunities to participate in the social, economic, or political life of society.… …
27Women at the Crossroads: Advances and Setbacks — ▪ 2000 by Siobhan Dowd At the 20th century s close, 50 years after the publication of Simone de Beauvoir s classic treatise Le Deuxième Sexe (The Second Sex), feminists and human rights activists pondered whether women fared better now than …
28Women in computing — Global concerns about current and future roles of women in computing occupations gained more importance with the emerging information age. These concerns motivated public policy debates addressing gender equality as computer applications exerted… …
29Women in the Philippines — The role of women in the Philippines is explained based on the context of Filipino culture, standards, and mindsets. The Philippines is described to be a nation of strong women, who directly and indirectly run the family unit, businesses,… …
30Women's roles in the World Wars — There is little doubt that women s work in the two World Wars of the twentieth century was an important factor in the outcome of both wars. This involvement changed the social status and working lives of women in many countries from that point… …
