Gender gap widens

Gender disparity between men and women in terms of access to education, especially upper secondary, is widening in Zimbabwe, a recent United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) report has concluded.

According to the report Global Education Digest released last week, Zimbabwe is one of sub-Saharan African countries that did not only have lower educational attainment than other regions, but also has “obvious” gender disparity against women, along with Kenya and Tanzania.

“Increasing levels of education are associated with increasing gender disparity.

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