Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id f1D34P921376; Mon, 12 Feb 2001 22:04:25 -0500 (EST) Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 22:04:25 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <000c01c09528$8f119ae0$0f5f17cf@oemcomputer> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "A. Schofield/S.Smythe" <andrewsc@interchange.ubc.ca> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1236] Targeting women for literacy-a question X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2615.200 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; Status: O Content-Length: 2090 Lines: 54 Hello all, I'm enjoying this discussion on ethnicity, identity. Very important and not done nearly enough in my work/world. I don't want to steer things off course but have a quick question: A while back there was discussion about the purposes of women's literacy education and the value of "targeting" women for literacy education by virtue of their roles as mothers (teach the mother, reach the child). It came up in the context of work that Thomas Sticht is doing for the IRA on family literacy. In these postings I believe Kathleen Bombach said that she had read that the World Bank and other development organizations had decided to only target women for literacy and development programs because women tend to spend their increased income on their children and families, etc, and men tend to spend it on booze and entertainment. I wonder if you, Kathleen or anyone, knows of specific examples in the USA, Canada or abroad where this policy of "targeting" women for literacy and/or development is in place? Or, has any one had experiences where funders prefer to fund family literacy over women or adult literacy programs? Thank you- any thoughts would be appreciated! Suzanne Smythe Adult/family literacy facilitator Vancouver, BC ----- Original Message ----- From: <AWilder106@aol.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 4:58 PM Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:1190] Re: race > Sue, > > Thanks for your post, very informative. There are a lot of variables that we > didn't control for in the discussion, and if it became reductionist, it was, > to perhaps the most salient fracture in our society. I worked once for a > Jewish Cuban principal who called me "white." I am, he is also, so there is > sociology at work. > > For me, as a white person, to step over a line and look at differences within > the black community, in public, is almost forbidden at this time, though of > course I am aware of them. I can only ask questions. It is a most difficult > subject and one that requires great respect. > > Andrea
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