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Schooling

	most developing countries have compulsory schooling
	most 12-13 year olds are in school
	regional differences
	majority of adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa not in secondary school
	large gender gaps in school enrollment
	variations: urban, semi-urban, rural
	policies, family expectations impact on girls’ schooling experiences

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Why care about schooling?

Every year of schooling increases a girl’s earning power by 10-20%





Education/earning power associated with better health & nutrition, increased child survival, later age at marriage, and lower fertility

Accessible Services & Outcomes Vary: State by State

	Texas & Mississippi had 74 births per 1,000 females 15-19 in 1996
	D.C. had 102 births
	Massachusetts had 32 births
	state funding for FP ranges from $0-78 per female 15-19
	funding for abortion varies by state
	3/4 SBC prohibited from giving contraception
	few SBC in rural areas

Savage Inequalities?

	Student:guidance counselor ratio GWHS 1996: 1:1,666
	Computers GWHS per 1,000: 4.5
	Computers Stuyvesant HS per 1,000: 8.0
	Computers NYS suburbs per 1,000: 12.8

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