Abstract: Reports that data on textbook availability in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) remain patchy and often difficult to compare across countries. Even when textbooks physically exist in a school, they may not prove available for students to use. A 2008 survey of 19 SSA countries found (1) all but...

Experiences from previous pandemics and large-scale shocks show that these crises often affect men and women differently. Specifically, the effectiveness of policy actions and the prevention of costly reversals in the progress achieved towards greater gender equality will crucially depend on how...

Introduction, overview and future policy agenda / Editors -- The state of the world progress (1990-2007 & projections) / Andrew R. Morrison, Shwtlena Sabarwal and Mirja Sjoeblom -- Indicators and indices of gender equality : what do they measure and what do we miss? / Caren Grown -- Monitoring...