Category Archives: Equality

Did you know? There are just as many boys out of school as girls

Posted on 15 June 2018 by GEM Report

This Sunday is International Father’s Day. What better time than this to shine the education spotlight on boys. Because, I’ll bet many of you do not know that there are just as many boys out of school as girls. While … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender | Tagged #Target 4.5, boys | 2 Comments

Ending the practice of banning pregnant girls from schools

Posted on 18 May 2018 by GEM Report

Though most countries have signed and ratified international treaties that uphold gender equality, this commitment is not always sufficiently clear where education is concerned. In many places, discriminatory practices that keep pregnant girls out of classrooms continue to exist. It … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Equality, Equity, Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, 2018 gender review blog series, accountability, gender. equality, pregnancy | 3 Comments

One in ten girls in sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their period

Posted on 24 April 2018 by GEM Report

In countries around the world, menstrual hygiene and inadequate sanitation facilities are causing girls to miss classes. Across Africa, a 2016 study by Human Rights Watch estimated that one in ten African girls missed school during menstruation. Yet many countries … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Health, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, 2018 gender review blog series, dignity, Gender, gender. equality, girls, Health, Target 4.a | 4 Comments

Can better sanitary care help keep African girls in school?

Posted on 23 April 2018 by GEM Report

This blog was written by Elizabeth Tofaris, University of Cambridge, on behalf of the Impact Initiative for international development research, which seeks to connect policymakers and practitioners with the world-class social science research supported by the ESRC-DFID Strategic Partnership to maximize the … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged Gender, gender. equality, Target 4.a | 1 Comment

Gender norms also harm the education of boys

Posted on 19 April 2018 by GEM Report

Last month, the 2018 Gender Review of the GEM Report focused on the universally acknowledged fact that girls face many more barriers in education, especially in the poorest countries. Yet, this fact often overshadows another concern, which receives a lot … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged boys, Gender, gender. equality, target 4.5, target 4.7 | 1 Comment

Learning InEquality: An equality law approach to Education for All

Posted on 26 March 2018 by GEM Report

Camilla Alonzo, Legal and Programmes Officer, Equal Rights Trust, an independent international organisation whose objective is to combat discrimination and advance equality as a fundamental human rights and a basic principle of social justice The statistics regarding the number of … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Inclusion, right to education, Sustainable development, Uncategorized | Tagged access, equality, Inclusion, inequality | 2 Comments

Gender stereotypes in Bangladeshi, Indonesian, Malaysian and Pakistani textbooks

Posted on 16 March 2018 by GEM Report

By M Niaz Asadullah, Professor of Development Economics at the University of Malaya, Malaysia, and Kazi Mukitul Islam, German Embassy, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Female education is widely believed to benefit society through both economic and non-economic channels. Yet, for decades, girls … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Equality, Equity, Gender, parity, textbooks, Uncategorized | Tagged 2018 gender review blog series, accountability, Gender, target 4.7, textbooks | 6 Comments

Highlights from the 2018 Gender Review launch in New York

Posted on 9 March 2018 by GEM Report

“Young women aren’t the changemakers of the future, they are the here and now” said GenUN Fellow, Rabita Tareque to a room of civil society representatives, teachers, policy makers, academics and donors at Thursday’s global launch of the Global Education … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Equality, Equity, Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability, equality, equity, Gender, parity, target 4.5 | 1 Comment

Stepping up the pace towards gender equality in education through stronger accountability

Posted on 8 March 2018 by GEM Report

International Women’s Day is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women everywhere. It also acts as a reminder that although much has been accomplished around the world, there is a long way to go … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Equality, Equity, Gender, STEM, Uncategorized | Tagged Gender, gender. equality, target 4.5 | 1 Comment

#FeesMustFall: Developments in South African Fees Struggles

Posted on 19 December 2017 by GEM Report

by Dylan Barry, a post-graduate physics student at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. He headed up the #FeesMustFall News Media task team in 2015, and the #FeesMustFall Economic Research task team in 2016 at the University of … Continue reading →