According to the U.N. Study, "Traditional cultures and sexist stereotypes diffused by media and religious extremists often affect girls' access to education, drop out rates, professional or higher education opportunities." "In access to and content of education women suffer discrimination; textbooks may represent women in a way that undermines respect and tolerance among young people Forcing women to stay at home or excluding girls from schools based on religious practices violates principles of international law."

The organizations listed below address these and other issues on F.1. Right to Education. Click on the title of an organization to view an abstract of their work and how to contact them. Click on the news and research buttons to check and see if there is additional information on F.1. Right to Education.

Women's NGO'S
European Women’s Lobby (EWL)
Guild of Service
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on the Status of Women, New York
Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
Women's Learning Partnership (WLP)
WOMANKIND Worldwide
Women's Research and Documentation Project-Tanzania (WRDP)

Human Rights NGO'S
Rights and Democracy–Droits et Democratie
Human Rights Without Frontiers Int (HRWF Int.)
Human Strategies for Human Rights (HSHR)
MiraMed Institute
Programme on Women’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (PWESCR)
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Geneva
UN NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief, New York
The People's Movement for Human Rights Education (PDHRE)

Religions & Associations
The Interreligious Center on Public Life (ICPL)

Academic Institutions
Fatima Seedat

Civil Society
MIROSLAVA International Alliance-Ukraine

Governments
Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

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