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56 EFA Mid-Decade Assessment●●●●●●●Review of annual departmental plans to ensure integration of gender relatedissuesDisaggregation of data by sex at all levelsSponsoring gender awareness training linked with concrete follow-up amonggovernment stakeholders and communitiesPromotion of female teachers and school principalsConstruction of lower secondary schools and dormitories especially for girlsPromotion of child-friendly and girl-friendly schoolsDevelopment of legal frameworks on anti-trafficking and domestic violenceSummary of Peer Group Discussions6.3 Key Issues to be Studied and AssessedGender issues are very much tied to the socio-economic, cultural and political contextof the country. International partner agencies stressed that in discussing this goal,focus should be given on the quality and equality issues, i.e. gender equity doesn’tmean gender equality. Among the major issues they proposed should be studied are:●●●●●●●Gender-responsiveness of the curriculum, teaching practices and learningenvironments. There is still bias against girls in textbooks, the curriculum andteaching practices. For example, males are often encouraged to take scienceand technical subjects while females are encouraged to take social subjects.Gender disparity in teaching staff and at management level. There is a lack offemale teachers in some countries (e.g. Lao PDR, Viet Nam) and lack of maleteachers in others (e.g. Myanmar, Philippines and Malaysia).The need to integrate gender training in regular teacher training, rather thanholding separate gender training workshops.Examine reasons why boys are dropping out of school and not performing well(e.g. Philippines and Malaysia).Assist and support female teachers in remote areas, particularly those who haveto travel alone to get to their teaching posts.Safety and security issues for girls. Some families are unwilling to send femalesfar from home to attend school.Traditional beliefs and cultural practices sometimes prevent parents fromsending girls to school.Education for All: Reaching the Unreached