Women, Economic Development, and Higher Education

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction

   • Diane E. Eynon

   Pages 1-9

3. South Africa Today: Trends and Indicators

   • Diane E. Eynon

   Pages 11-33

4. Before the End of Apartheid

   • Diane E. Eynon

   Pages 35-64

5. Building the Rainbow Nation

   • Diane E. Eynon

   Pages 65-100

6. Two Decades of Economic Growth and Development Policies

   • Diane E. Eynon

   Pages 101-128

7. The Present State of Higher Education

   • Diane E. Eynon

   Pages 129-166

8. Women and Higher Education: The Successes and Challenges

   • Diane E. Eynon

   Pages 167-186

9. Women’s Prospects

   • Diane E. Eynon

   Pages 187-225

10. Closing Thoughts on the Future

    • Diane E. Eynon

    Pages 227-236

11. Back Matter

    Pages 237-252

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This book is a multi-disciplinary exploration of the intersection, relationship, and connection between higher education, economic development, and gender in post-Apartheid South Africa. In just twenty years, South Africa has rewritten its constitution, restructured its macroeconomic growth and development policies, restructured its higher education system, and made a commitment to provide opportunity for all its citizens, specifically those who have historically been marginalized, women and blacks. Eynon weaves together these unique perspectives to illustrate how these multiple domains map onto women and the critical role they play in the present and future of the country. Gender equality and women’s empowerment and education were considered key drivers to South Africa’s transformation.

• gender equality
• Empowerment
• South Africa
• colonialism
• segregation
• equal opportunity
• global education economy
• economic growth
• poverty
• HIV/AIDS

“In this book, Eynon takes us on a journey through post-apartheid South Africa and more importantly, the lives of women seeking higher education. What is most beautiful about Eynon’s work is the way she shows the intersections of poverty, race, violence, health, and gender in the lives of women.” (Marybeth Gasman, Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania, USA)

• Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, USA

  Diane E. Eynon

Diane E. Eynon is Senior Fellow and Director of the Executive Doctorate in Higher Education Management in the Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania, USA. 

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