Bibliography

"Access to Education." The Charity for Children Affected by War. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.warchild.org.uk/
issues/access-education.

Short, concise points that offered information in easy to digest chunks.

"Achieving Universal Primary Education and Reducing Hunger Through School Feeding Programs." The Brookings
Institution. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.brookings.edu/research/opinions/2010/09/20-education-mdg-
mutenyo.

This article had information to support my solution and information on how school feeding programs increased
enrollment rates and decreased dropout rates.

"ACTED." Providing Alternative Educational Opportunities in Rural Afghanistan | ACTED. December 17, 2012. Accessed
April 24, 2014. http://www.acted.org/en/providing-alternative-educational-opportunities-rural-afghanistan.

This source includes information along with many statistics showing that girls in rural areas of Afghanistan suffer from
education problems even more than girls in urban areas. It also includes a solution to the problem.

Allen, Bonnie. "Universal Education an Empty Promise for Liberia's Girls - Inter Press Service." Inter Press Service. Accessed
April 28, 2014. http://www.ipsnews.net/2010/05/universal-education-an-empty-promise-for-liberias-girls/.

This article had good quotes and an example of a national solution that has mostly failed, and why it failed.

Al-Shafey, Mohammed. "Taliban Spokesman on Girls Education, Al Qaeda and Angelina Jolie." Asharq Al Awsat, December
26, 2013. Accessed April 16, 2014. http://www.aawsat.net/2013/12/article55325817.

This source includes an interview with a member of the Taliban and some of his opinions on girls' education and
international help with education. The responses to the interview questions are very one-sided because the person is a member
of the Taliban.

Anwar, Haris. "Defying the Taliban, Girls in Pakistan Go to School." Bloomberg Business Week. October 17, 2013.
Accessed April 15, 2014. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-17/pakistans-girls-look-up-to-malala-defy-
taliban-and-go-to-school.

This source had information about Malala's story and how she is helping with girls' education rights. It includes some
good statistics and a graph.

"Barriers to Achieving Universal Primary Education." Barriers to Achieving Universal Primary Education. Accessed April 29,
2014. http://acei.org/global-news/barriers-to-achieving-universal-primary-education.

This source mainly had information of barriers to universal primary education and reasons why children stay out of
school or drop out early.

Chen, Michelle. "Why Girls Around the World Don't Get to Go to School." Alternet. September 23, 2010. Accessed April 28,
2014. http://www.alternet.org/story/148292/why_girls_around_the_world_don%27t_get_to_go_to_school.

This article had several good quotes on girls' education and statistics for the gender gap in education for several areas/
countries.

"Crisis in Pakistan: Educate Women and Girls for Long-term Solutions." The Brookings Institution. Accessed April 29, 2014.
http://www.brookings.edu/research/speeches/2009/07/14-pakistan-education-winthrop.

This article had information on the current education situation in Pakistan for refugees and hosts as well as solutions,
including a "minimum education package"

"Developing Young Minds: Touch Typing Lessons in Primary Schools -." Typing Speed Matters Touch Typing Lessons in
Primary Schools Comments. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.typingtest.com/blog/touch-typing-lessons-in-
primary-schools/.

This site gave me facts to support one of my solutions and highlight the benefits of my solution.

Dryden-Peterson, Sarah. 4fe317589 Refugee Education, A Global Review. PDF. November 2011.

Gave many graphs and examples where to apply them.

"Education in Conflict Zones." Accessed April 29, 2014. http://worldpittsburgh.wordpress.com/2014/01/28/education-in-
conflict-zones/.

Information Afghanistan, Syria and the current outlook of girls' education there.

"EDUCATION IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS /." EDUCATION IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS /. Accessed April
29, 2014. http://www.unesco.org/education/educprog/emergency/themes/situation.htm.

Priorities when it comes to restoring, as well as statistics and percentages.

The Education of Girls and Women in the United States: A Historical Perspective. Accessed April 21, 2014. http://
www.mcrcad.org/Web_Madigan.pdf.

This told me about the historical perspective on women in education.

"Education of Women in War Zones." Howler Media. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.howlermedia.ca/
2013/11/15/1118/.

Gave me information on the education in Afghanistan, and Pakistan, along with historical context.

"Education." UNICEF India. Accessed April 20, 2014. http://www.unicef.org/india/education_622.htm.

This source includes a one-sided view from some girls in India who have received some education about their personal
experiences and what they would like to see change for the better. This article includes some possible solutions.

Edwards, Michael. "Taliban, Pakistan Hold Peace Talks to Stop Violence." ABC News. February 7, 2014. Accessed April 27,
2014. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-07/taliban-peace-talks-held-in-pakistan/5244396.

This source includes a new solution to end violence in Afghanistan/Pakistan that is currently being attempted but seems
to be failing. The solution is to have the government talk to the Taliban about peace.

"The Effects of Education on Health." The Effects of Education on Health. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.nber.org/
digest/mar07/w12352.html.

From this website, I learned that a number of statistics for womens' education and education's effect on health

FILKINS, DEXTER. "Afghan Girls, Scarred by Acid, Defy Terror, Embracing School." The New York Times, January 13,
2009. Accessed April 15, 2014. http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F01%2F14%2Fworld%2Fasia
%2F14kandahar.html%3Fpagewanted%3D1%26_r%3D1.

The source included information about a school of girls who were attacked by a group, expected to be the Taliban, but
who continued to go back to school. It had good information about the violence that girls face and the different reactions
families have on it.

"The Girl Effect: The Clock Is Ticking." YouTube. Accessed May 06, 2014. http://youtu.be/1e8xgF0JtVg.

This video is a great source that shows what happens when a girl is given a proper education, and an continuing cycle
of educated families.

"Girls' and Women's Education - Expertise - International - World Education, Inc." Girls' and Women's Education - Expertise -
International - World Education, Inc. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.worlded.org/WEIInternet/international/
expertise/display.cfm?tid=1004&id=756.

From this website I learned about certain economics problems created by the lack of education for women

"Girls Denied Education Worldwide." Day of the Girl. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://dayofthegirl.org/girls-denied-education-
worldwide/.

The article gave information on the background on girls education worldwide. Also gave solutions and things being
done worldwide to make progress in women/girls education.

"Girls' Education in Afghanistan." Education for Girls in Afghanistan. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.unicefusa.org/
news/news-from-the-field/feeding-girls-hunger-to.html.

This article talks about some of the problems girls in Afghanistan are facing and how UNICEF is building schools in
certain areas to help as a solution to some issues. There are also some statistics on how UNICEF has helped.

"Girls' Education." Room to Read. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.roomtoread.org/page.aspx?pid=284.

Gave Information on statistics of girls in different developing countries. Also gave programs and organizations that
gave solutions to women education.

"Global Partnership for Education." Girls' Education. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.globalpartnership.org/focus-areas/
girls-education.

This website had the basic challenges of achieving girls' education, and the Global Partnership for Education's plan to
help educate girls.

Hamid, Mohammad. "Afghan Schoolgirls Poisoned in Anti-education Attack." Reuters. April 17, 2012. Accessed April 20,
2014. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/17/us-afghanistan-women-idUSBRE83G0PZ20120417.

This source includes another example of violence in girls' education in Afghanistan. In this situation, the article talks
about girls who got sick from poisoned with water at school.

"Help End Early Marriage." YouTube. January 16, 2013. Accessed May 06, 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=HdVKjql7LLY.

Hillman, Arye L., and Eva Jenker. "Economic Issues No. 33 - Educating Children in Poor Countries." Economic Issues No.
33 - Educating Children in Poor Countries. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/issues/
issues33/.

This article had good statistics on enrollment rates and gaps for different areas of the world as well as root causes of
why girls in developing countries may not stay in school

"How Can We End Child Marriage? - Girls Not Brides." Girls Not Brides How Can We End Child Marriage Comments.
Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.girlsnotbrides.org/how-can-we-end-child-marriage/.

The source includes information about several possible and useful solutions to ending child marriage.

"I Have a Right to." BBC News. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/people/features/ihavearightto/
four_b/casestudy_art26.shtml.

This article gave me some information on the historical context in education in Afghanistan. Also gave me information
on the progress in Afghanistan.

"Ill-qualified Teachers, Poor Access to Schools at Root of Global Education Crisis UN Report." UN News Center. January
29, 2014. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?
NewsID=47034&Cr=education&Cr1=#.U1-9ca1dXYN.

This article had information on completion gaps between gender and economic/social class and the impact that a poor
quality of education in developing countries had on the world.

The Impact of Conflict on Women's Education. PDF. GSDRC, April 24, 2009.

Offered good, in depth information and provided problems to address.

"The Impact of Distributing School Uniforms on Children's Education in Kenya | The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action
Lab." Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.povertyactionlab.org/evaluation/
impact-distributing-school-uniforms-childrens-education-kenya.

This source included the issue of the costs of education (even when schools are considered to be "free"), and a solution
to help students get through these costs.

"In India, Village Committees Take on Child Marriage, Convincing Families to Reject the Age-old Practice." UNICEF.
October 11, 2012. Accessed April 20, 2014. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/india_66077.html.

This source has some information about child labor and marriage in India and a solution to the issue created by
UNICEF called Child Protection Committees. It also has good quotes and a video.

"In War Zones, Education Takes a Backseat to Other Needs." PBS. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/
rundown/education-in-war-zones/.

Offered information on solutions and groups attempting to solve the education problem.

"Infobase Learning - Login." Infobase Learning - Login. Accessed May 06, 2014. http://www.2facts.com/icof_story.aspx?
PIN=i0301240&term=girls+in+math+and+science.

This showed me how bad the problem really is/was.

Intishab Ali, Syed. "Adolescent Girls in Rural Areas Miss out on Education: Survey - The Times of India." The Times of
India. June 27, 2012. Accessed April 24, 2014. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/Adolescent-girls-in-rural-
areas-miss-out-on-education-Survey/articleshow/14424591.cms.

This source includes information and many statistics about the issues that girls in rural areas of India are facing more of
a problem with access to education. There are also some quotes.

"Invest in Girls and Change the World." YouTube. February 04, 2014. Accessed May 06, 2014. http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=LSe_tqbwt0w.

"Iran: Ensure Equal Access to Higher Education | Human Rights Watch." Iran: Ensure Equal Access to Higher Education |
Human Rights Watch. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/22/iran-ensure-equal-access-
higher-education.

The article gave information on Iran policies revolving around women in education. Also gave information on
restrictions surrounding women/girl's in general, in Iran.

Kristof, Nicholas D. "Some Organizations Supporting Women in Developing Countries." New York Times. http%3A%2F
%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2009%2F08%2F23%2Fmagazine%2F23women-list.html.

I found a lot of organizations that help women and support women's education.

Kumar, Dr. V. Sasi. "The Education System in India - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation." The Education System in
India - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation. Accessed April 24, 2014. http://www.gnu.org/education/edu-system-
india.html.

From this source, I only took the piece of information that said that the age of primary education in India is 6-12.

Lindsey-Curtet, Charlotte, Florence Holst-Roness, and Letitia Anderson. ICRC_women_war. PDF. February 2005.

Many good facts and information on women and how to solve the issues.Gave several groups willing to solve the
issue.

"Malala Fund Tries To Help Educate Child Refugees From Syria." NPR. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.npr.org/
2014/02/19/279405580/malala-fund-tries-to-help-educate-child-refugees-from-syria.

Interview with Malala Yousafzai. Offers exact quotes.

Master's thesis. Accessed April 21, 2014. http://www.mcrcad.org/Web_Madigan.pdf.

This taught me a lot about the expectations of women before what we think of them today.

MCNAMARA, MELISSA. "The Taliban In Afghanistan." CBSNews. August 31, 2006. Accessed April 24, 2014. http://
www.cbsnews.com/news/the-taliban-in-afghanistan/.

This source included great background information/historical context on the Taliban, how they came to power, and a
brief description on what they have done.

"Module 4: Children and Education in Refugee Camps." Children and Education in Refugee Camps. Accessed April 29, 2014.
http://www.uniteforsight.org/refugee-health/module4.

Solutions for education in refugee camps.

"National Poverty Center | University of Michigan." RSS. Accessed May 06, 2014. http://www.npc.umich.edu/publications/
policy_briefs/brief9/.

From this website I was given a large amount of quality graphs and charts.

"No Easy Journey." Gender Achievements and Prospects in Education: The GAP Report. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://
www.ungei.org/gap/educationJourney.html.

This site had a good graph to represent the enrollment gap between economic classes and root causes of why girls
weren't being educated and why their education wasn't always quality.

Osborne, Hannah. "India: Women With Better Education Than Husbands at Greater Risk of Violence." International Business
Times RSS. March 26, 2014. Accessed April 20, 2014. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/india-women-better-education-
husbands-greater-risk-violence-1441885.

The source includes information and statistics from a study completed at New York University which found that
educated women in India are facing a higher risk of domestic violence.

Paxton, Will. "Why Quality Universal Primary Education Is At Risk." Global Partnership for Education. March 12, 2013.
http://www.globalpartnership.org/blog/why-quality-universal-primary-education-risk.

This source included predictions for what could happen in the future for education and education budgets in several
countries. It also had challenges that we have to overcome to acheive universal primary education and how focusing on primary
education can hurt those in higher forms of schooling.

"Paying the Price: The Economic Cost of failing to Educate Girls." Plan International. 2008. Accessed April 30, 2014. https://
plan-international.org/about-plan/resources/publications/education/cover-of-school-improvement-program-paying-the-
price-the-economic-cost-of-failing-to-educate-girls/.

This article had statistics on the economic impact of not educating girls.

PBS. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/flying-down-to-kabul/women-in-afghanistan/
education/2200/.

History and information on the situation in Afghanistan pertaining to girls' education. While it's good blanket
information, it doesn't really go in depth into the current issues.

"Primary Education in India." - AboutKidsHealth. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.aboutkidshealth.ca/en/news/
newsandfeatures/pages/primary-education-in-india.aspx.

This source was about primary school education in India and barriers to achieving universal primary education in India.
There were also ideas on how to improve current primary education in India.

"Redefining Education in the Developing World (SSIR)." Redefining Education in the Developing World. 2012. Accessed
April 28, 2014. http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/redefining_education_in_the_developing_world.

This magazine article had root causes of why girls were not going to school and information about UNESCO's
Education for All program.

"Refworld | Learning in a War Zone: Education in Northern Uganda." Refworld. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://
www.refworld.org/docid/48aa82ee0.html.

Good information source, plenty of information on girl's and their struggles in refugee camps.

"Resources." Education. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/
EXTEDUCATION/0%2C%2CcontentMDK%3A22705274~menuPK%3A282424~pagePK%3A64020865~piPK
%3A149114~theSitePK%3A282386%2C00.html.

This source had information on the effects of school feeding programs support my solution.

"Sakena Yacoobi Educating Women in a War Zone [PovertyCure] - Voices - PovertyCure." Sakena Yacoobi Educating
Women in a War Zone [PovertyCure] - Voices - PovertyCure. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.povertycure.org/
voices/sakena-yacoobi-educating-women-in-a-war-zone/.

Offered quotes by Sakena Yacoobi, and links to the actual interview.

SAMBO, William A.L. The Impact of Civil Wars on Basic Education. PDF.

Offered guiding questions and was very easy to read through. Provided why the lack of education was an issue, and
how to fix it.

"The (Slow) Rise of Iran's Women." The Diplomat. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://thediplomat.com/2013/09/the-slow-rise-
of-irans-women/.

The article gives information of how Iran has been growing to stop women/girls' restrictions in education. Also gives
information on the Clergy and their negative effect on women/girls in education.

"Solutions for Affected Women and Girls." Cordaid. 2011. Accessed April 27, 2014. https://www.cordaid.org/en/projects/
solutions-for-affected-women-and-girls/104336/.

This website includes several different useful solutions to help girls who have been affected by violence and to prevent
more violence in the future.

"Syria: Extremists Restricting Women's Rights | Human Rights Watch." Syria: Extremists Restricting Women's Rights |
Human Rights Watch. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.hrw.org/news/2014/01/13/syria-extremists-restricting-
women-s-rights.

This article gave me information on Extremists in Syria and their restrictions. The article also gave me personal
information from interviews.

"A Syrian Refugee Girl Says Yes to School, No to Early Marriage." UNICEF. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://
www.unicef.org/infobycountry/syria_70772.html.

Offered video and exact quotes on Syrian refugee who refused to marry and quit school.

"The Taliban's War Against Women." U.S. Department of State. November 17, 2001. Accessed April 20, 2014. http://
www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/6185.htm.

This source includes lots of excellent information and statistics from the US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and
Labor regarding the history of women in Afghanistan, the history of the Taliban with women, and how the Taliban is limiting
their rights today. The article gave me information on the Taliban in Afghanistan and how the Taliban generally rules. It also
gives me information on the victims perspectives. From this website I learned about the mental psychology of women who
weren't given a proper education

"Tell Us What You Think of GOV.UK." Girls' Education Challenge. Accessed April 28, 2014. https://www.gov.uk/girls-
education-challenge.

This article gave specific information on the GEC of girls' education and what the program does. Also gave information
on strategies and partnerships for girls' education.

"Tell Us What You Think of GOV.UK." Making Sure Children in Developing Countries Get a Good Education. Accessed
April 28, 2014. https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/making-sure-children-in-developing-countries-get-a-good-
education.

This site had basic facts on the impact that not educating children in developing countries well had and what the UK
government planned to do to help solve this problem.

"TOWARDS A SHARED KNOWLEDGE OF EDUCATION IN EMERGENCY AND POST-EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS: ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIES AND PRACTICES." TOWARDS A SHARED KNOWLEDGE
OF EDUCATION IN EMERGENCY AND POST-EMERGENCY SITUATIONS: ANALYSIS OF STRATEGIES
AND PRACTICES. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.unesco.org/education/educprog/emergency/themes/
knowledge.htm.

Information on UNESCO and UNHCR's mission statement and future plans for addressing education in war zones.
Good solution ideas.

"UNITED NATIONS GIRLS EDUCATION INITIATIVE." UNGEI. Accessed April 21, 2014. http://www.ungei.org/
infobycountry/afghanistan.html.

This source has great statistics from the United Nation Girls' Education Initiative about education and girls' education in
Afghanistan and also about child marriage.

"UNITED NATIONS GIRLS EDUCATION INITIATIVE." UNGEI. Accessed April 21, 2014. http://www.ungei.org/
infobycountry/india.html.

This source has great statistics from the United Nation Girls' Education Initiative about education and girls' education in
India and also about child marriage.

"UNITED NATIONS GIRLS EDUCATION INITIATIVE." UNGEI. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.ungei.org/news/
247_5142.html.

This source had information on solutions that involved partnerships between organizations and governments to
promote girls' education.

"UNITED NATIONS GIRLS EDUCATION INITIATIVE." UNGEI. Accessed April 29, 2014. http://www.ungei.org/news/
247_5139.html.

This source had information on girl empowerment programs and ideas on how to keep these programs new and
innovative.

"Violence Against Women." RSS. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.icrw.org/what-we-do/violence-against-women.

This source includes a couple of solutions to ending violence towards women, but I didn't really find this site to be very
helpful.

"War Hits Home When It Hits Women and Girls." War Hits Home When It Hits Women and Girls. Accessed April 29, 2014.
http://www.unicef.org/graca/women.htm.

Provided reasons why girls are hard-pressed to receive education in warzones. Offered good statistics.

White, Howard. "Educating the World: How to Get Pupils in Developing Countries to Learn." Theguardian.com. September
26, 2013. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/poverty-matters/2013/sep/26/
educating-world-children-developing-countries.

This article had information on several different solutions to increasing the enrollment rate of primary schools in
developing countries and how to keep children in school longer.There were also facts on what individual African countries
have done to help their people be educated,

Williams, Rachel. "Why Girls in India Are Still Missing out on the Education They Need." The Guardian. March 12, 2013.
Accessed April 20, 2014. http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/mar/11/indian-children-education-opportunities.

This source includes information about men who bully and hurt Indian girls who want an education and it also has
statistics about girls' education in India and education in India in general. I found this source to be incredibly useful. This article
gave information about the education situation in India and the Right to Education act that the Indian government passed to help
educate primary school aged girls and children.

"Women and Global Human Rights." Women and Global Human Rights. Accessed April 28, 2014. http://www2.webster.edu/
~woolflm/taliban.html.

This article gave statistics on women and children in Afghanistan. Also gave information on organizations and general
info.

"Women Breaking Free from Their Traditional Expectations by Julay18." StudyMode. Accessed May 06, 2014. http://
www.studymode.com/essays/Women-Breaking-Free-From-Their-Traditional-60847.html.

This taught me a lot about how women are persevering in life and in education.

"Women in Higher Education ." Women in Higher Education. Accessed May 06, 2014. http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/
Pages/women-higher-education.aspx.

One big thing this showed me is that there is a lot of growth in women's education.

"Women in Higher Education ." Women in Higher Education. Accessed May 06, 2014. http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/
Pages/women-higher-education.aspx.

One big thing this showed me is that there is a lot of growth in women's education.

Zangana, Haifa. Zangana.Women_and_Learning_in_the_Iraqi_War_Zone. PDF.

Information on how displacement has affected girl's education, as well as historical context on the issue.