Session 12:
Reflections on Global Initiatives for the Girl Child
Chair: Judith Banister, Javelin Investments
Discussant: Sunita Kishor, Macro International Inc.
The Girl Child Initiatives in the Spell of HIV/AIDS: Some Reflections on the Southern Africa Development Community's Experience George Kararach, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Advancing Research on the Consequences of Female Genital Cutting Gilda Sedgh, Harvard University ; Nahla Abdel-Tawab, Population Council ; Barbara Ibrahim, Population Council
The Effect of Village-Level Birth Planning Policy Variation on Infant Mortality in China William Lavely, University of Washington ; William M. Mason, University of California at Los Angeles
The Effect of Gender Differences in Primary School Access and Quality on Schooling Outcomes in Rural Pakistan Cynthia B. Lloyd, Population Council ; Cem Mete, Yale University ; Zeba A. Sathar, Population Council
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