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Broverman, SA, Lauterbach, C and Dellinger, E.. "Supported Yet Undermined: Why Girls Who Complete Secondary School in Rural Kenya Fail to Achieve." International Journal of Educational Development (2008).
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Despite the emphasis on gender ‘mainstreaming’ in education in Kenya, gender inequality remains a significant problem. Development metrics that focus on gender parity in access to education often ignore the inequality in outcomes for girls once they enroll. This study examines why girls who complete secondary school in a rural village fail the national exit exams. The results suggest that simply increasing access to education will not generate the economic and social improvements that result from educating girls, unless the school environment is altered to account for the interplay between the material, cultural, and psychological obstacles unique to female students.

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			Papers Submitted Broverman, SA, Lauterbach, C and Dellinger, E.. "Supported Yet Undermined: Why Girls Who Complete Secondary School in Rural Kenya Fail to Achieve." International Journal of Educational Development (2008). Abstract: Despite the emphasis on gender ‘mainstreaming’ in education in Kenya, gender inequality remains a significant problem. Development metrics that focus on gender parity in access to education often ignore the inequality in outcomes for girls once they enroll. This study examines why girls who complete secondary school in a rural village fail the national exit exams. The results suggest that simply increasing access to education will not generate the economic and social improvements that result from educating girls, unless the school environment is altered to account for the interplay between the material, cultural, and psychological obstacles unique to female students.