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QUARESMA DA SILVA, Denise  y  FOSSATTI, Paulo. (Im) possibilities for the Education of Girls in Sofala, Mozambique. RMIE [online]. 2014, vol.19, n.60, pp.267-289. ISSN 1405-6666.

This article addresses some of the problems of education in Sofala, Mozambique, that affect mainly girls. Methodologically, we used semi-structured interviews and the analysis of content to organize and examine the obtained information. We interviewed students and teachers from two schools in the province of Sofala in 2011 and 2012, and confirmed a social order of gender that inhibits the entry and continuity of girls in school, and legitimates the silencing of sexual harassment carried out by teachers. Dominant representations of gender define females as bodies that can be controlled, violated, and traded. A critical questioning of these practices is urgent, along with a vision of gender for projecting and implementing public policies.

Palabras llave : Access to education; gender; role of school; Africa.

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