Women and literacy - Ballara Marcela (Zed Books London, 1991)
Keywords: Women -- Literacy -- Negative effects of illiteracy, literacy programs for women, literacy gap, gender disparities, urban/rural disparities, age factor, illiteracy in industrialized countries, effect on women -- Legacy of female illiteracy : Obstacles to literacy, becoming literate- question of motivation, women's role in development, women in labour/labor force, literacy and sustainable development -- International responses : International literacy year 1990, world conference on education for all, role of non governmental organizations -- Tackling illiteracy- successful projects : Time factor, language choice, selection and training of literacy personnel, achieving success -- Spreading the net : Literacy and women's rights, literacy and health, protecting environment, agriculture and fishing, parental literacy and children's school performance, literacy and working women -- Women in focus : Assessing women's needs, preparing a literacy program, planning project -- Producing written materials : Adult education methods- basic principles, planning and preparing teaching materials, post-literacy materials -- Women & Education