Chapter 1 Evaluating National Policies on Gender Issues, Margaret B. Sutherland; Chapter 2 Gender Equality in Scottish Schools: The Rhetoric of Policy And the Reality of Practice, Eileen Turner, Sally Brown, Sheila Riddell; Chapter 3 Equal Opportunity Initiatives: England, Wales and the Netherlands Compared, Maggie Wilson, Hetty Dekkers; Chapter 4 Australian Boys at Risk? The New Vocational Agendas in Schooling, Jane Kenway, Peter Watkins, Karen Tregenza; Chapter 5 Waiting for Government: The Implementation of Legislation on Gender Issues in the U.S.A., Nelly P. Stromquist; Chapter 6 “Doing Gender” in Canadian Schools: An Overview of the Policy and Practice Mélange, Rebecca Priegert Coulter; Chapter 7 Barriers to Educational Opportunity in Malawi, Karin Hyde; Chapter 8 Education and Gender Equality in Asia, Swarna Jayaweera;