and education of girls and young women
61Education in West Bengal — Kolkata has played a pioneering role in the development of the modern education system in India. Western models of education came to India through Kolkata. Many of the first schools and colleges were established by the missionaries and reformists …
62Women's cinema — The term women s cinema usually refers to the work of women film directors. It can also designate the work of other women behind the camera such as cinematographers and screenwriters. Although the participation of women film editor, costume… …
63Women in Egypt — Rural and lower class Egyptians generally believed that women were morally inferior to men. Women were expected to defer to senior male relatives, to avoid contact with men who were not kin, and to veil themselves in public. As children women… …
64Women in Nigeria — As with other aspects of society, women s roles were primarily governed by regional and ethnic differences. In the north, Islamic practices were still common. This process meant, generally, less formal education; early teenage marriages,… …
65Education in Pune — Pune was called The Oxford of the east by Jawaharlal Nehru, India s first Prime Minister. Pune attracts students from all over the world. Basic education Schools in Pune are either run by the PMC, in which case they are called public schools, or… …
66Female education — Part of a series on Women in Society …
67French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools — The French law on secularity and conspicuous religious symbols in schools bans wearing conspicuous religious symbols in French public (i.e. government operated) primary and secondary schools. The law is an amendment to the French Code of… …
68Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls — The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls South Africa is a girls only boarding school that officially opened in January 2007 in Henley on Klip near Meyerton, south of Johannesburg, South AfricaCoordinates: 26°32′49″S 28°03′19″E …
69Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
70Asmita Resource Centre for Women — The Asmita Resource Centre for Women is an Indian NGO based in Andhra Pradesh. It works to better the socio economic status of women and communities in India as it strives to build a cadre of young women who are capable, efficient and feminist in …
