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Growing Up Malala: Is Today's Educated Girl Tomorrow's Neoliberal Woman?

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Malala Yousafzai is spreading her message: education for women and girls. She speaks at a time when education and gender equality are celebrated as keys to poverty alleviation and development. At the same time, current neoliberal economic policies are hurting women and girls. How is this wider context reflected in the education agenda? Using content analysis, I compare documents from the United Nations, UNESCO and the World Bank to outline their approaches to gender equality through education. The data illustrate the narrowing of women's agency to market terms and an emphasis on local contexts at the expense of macroeconomic structures. © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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  • Sophia Boutilier, 2020. "Growing Up Malala: Is Today's Educated Girl Tomorrow's Neoliberal Woman?," Journal of International Development, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 32(2), pages 186-206, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jintdv:v:32:y:2020:i:2:p:186-206
    DOI: 10.1002/jid.3442
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