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Women’s Education: Promoting Development, Countering Radicalism
Place of publication | Year of publication | Collation: 
USA | 2014 |
Author: 
Hedieh Mirahmadi
Corporate author: 
World Organization for Resource Development and Education (WORDE)
Region: 
Global

Increasing access to quality secular education can create better jobs for women and reduce some of the economic drivers of radicalization. Educated women can in turn play a pivotal role in inoculating their children and communities against the radical narratives used to recruit followers.

Resource Type: 
International normative instruments / policy and advocacy documents
Theme: 
Civic / Citizenship / Democracy
Human rights
Globalisation and social justice / International understanding
Preventing violent extremism / genocide
Others
Level of education: 
Higher education
Non-formal education
Other
Keywords: 
women
social justice
social integration
gender discrimination