Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223).
Contents
Girls in development -- Culture, socialization, and girls -- Early marriage and its impact on girls -- Demography of girls -- Health and survival capability of girls -- Nutritional inequity and girls -- Educational disparity and girls -- Exploitative work and girls -- Violence against girls -- Affirmative action and girls -- Conclusions and recommendations -- Matrix of genderism -- The Convention on the Rights of the Child -- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women -- Nairobi forward-looking strategies for the advancement of women.