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World Service,29 Oct 1998,28 mins

Closing the Gender Gap in Education

Everywoman

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75 million girls worldwide lack access to education. What can be done to close the gender education gap? Also on the programme: Why a new book about adolescence from a Guyanese author has been described as 'too hot to handle.' This week's topical diary recounts the setting up of a new all-female choir.

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