Prevailing Gender Ideologies which Hinder Girls' Education Among Pastoral Nomads in Eritrean Society This paper analyzes girls’ and women’s education in Eritrea in general, and among pastoral societies in particular. It describes the barriers hindering girls' and women's education in Eritrea and shows that these barriers are not tackled in pastoral societies. This further affects the choice of strategies to be adopted to empower women in these societies. This paper was presented at PENHA's 15th Anniversary Conference titled "Pastoralism in the Horn of Africa - Surviving against all Odds" held in September 2005.