Category Archives: Equity
Promoting changes in gender norms in Latin America: why boys’ education matters
In Latin America, discussions on education and gender take a different form. Here, as discussed during a recent UNESCO convened workshop for key education stakeholders in Brasilia, the gender gap is at the expense of boys particularly at the secondary … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Uncategorized
Tagged #Target 4.5, boys education, Gender, gender. equality, target 4.7
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Did you know? There are just as many boys out of school as girls
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
Ending the practice of banning pregnant girls from schools
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
One in ten girls in sub-Saharan Africa miss school during their period
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 4.7, Target 4.a
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Can better sanitary care help keep African girls in school?
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 4.7
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Gender norms also harm the education of boys
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
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Tagged boys, Gender, gender. equality, target 4.7
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Gender stereotypes in Bangladeshi, Indonesian, Malaysian and Pakistani textbooks
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
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