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Gender disparity in primary education: the experience in India.
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UN Chronicle
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December 1, 2007
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- Desai, Sushrut
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The primary education system in India suffers from numerous shortcomings, not the least being a dire lack of the financial resources required to set up a nationwide network of schools. Traditionally, the sector has been characterized by poor infrastructure, underpaid teaching staff, disillusioned parents and an unmotivated student population. In light of India's commitment to the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of universal primary education, its major challenge is gender disparity--and the resulting financial and societal blocks that prevent access of girls to primary education.
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