Team report 5 instructions

The following readings will help you understand concepts related to women’s global
issues in terms of education and will help you achieve the learning objectives and
complete Team Report 5 and this week’s discussions.

Readings
Aragon, J, and M. Miller. 2017. Global Women’s Issues: Women in the World Today. US
Department of State. Chapter 2: Women and Education.

Using the Human Development Reports, URLLinks to an external site., and other sources
from national and international organizations, you will write a short report (about 1000
words, or the equivalent of 5 double-spaced pages). In this report, for your selected
country, your team will consider progress or setbacks for women, in terms of education
over the last 20 years. The 2021/22 Human Development Report is available at Human
Development Report 2021/2022 | United Nations Development Programme
(undp.org)Links to an external site.. You will have access to all the reports at Human
Development Reports | United Nations Development Programme (undp.org)Links to an
external site.. You may find it interesting also the data from the Statistical Annex of the
2019 Human Development Report, available at Human Development Indices and
Indicators, PDFLinks to an external site.
Take into consideration data from tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 from the Statistical Annex
of the 2021/22 Human Development Report, Human Development Data Center |
Human Development Reports (undp.org). Links to an external site.

Other useful sources as a guide to updating information:

• Education for all development index (EFA), URLLinks to an external site.
• Neft, N. and A.D. Levine. 1997. Where Women Stand: An International Report

on the Status of Women in 140 Countries. New York: Random House.

Aspects to include in your report:

1. Laws governing education in your selected country: is elementary education
free? Is it compulsory?

2. Public vs. private spending on education,
3. Percentage of GDP and of government budget assigned to education?
4. Differences between men and women in terms of literacy rates, enrollment

figures by levels, average years of schooling
5. Majors selected by females vs. males at the university level
6. Education Quality
7. Primary school dropout
8. The population at least with secondary education
9. Any other relevant facts

Using the Human Development Reports, available online at Human Development
Reports URLLinks to an external site.and other sources from national and international
organizations, your team will write a short report (about 1000 words). In this report, for
your selected country, your team will consider progress or setbacks for women, in
comparison to men, in terms of education, in the last 20 years. The data from the 2021-
22 and the 2020/21 Human Development Reports are the most recent Reports. You
should take into consideration tables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. If needed, you could also
consult the Statistical Annex of the 2019 Human Development Report, as well, as the
2018 Human Development Report, or you can use similar tables from other reports, as
appropriate. Other useful sources as a guide to update information: Neft, N. and A.D.
Levine. 1997. Where Women Stand: An International Report on the Status of Women
in 140 Countries. New York: Random House.

Aspects to include in your team report:

1. Laws governing education in your selected country: is elementary education
free? Is it compulsory?

2. Public vs. private spending in education?
3. Percentage of GDP and of government budget assigned to education?
4. Differences between men and women in terms of literacy rates, enrollment

figures by levels, average years of schooling
5. Majors selected by females vs. males at the university level
6. Education Quality
7. Primary school dropout
8. The population at least with secondary education
9. Other relevant facts, as appropriate

Your team report on the status of education for your selected country is to be submitted
by each student to this dropbox and posted by one of the team members on the
Education Discussion.