Category Archives: Equity

Five steps to stamp out gender inequality in education

Posted on 5 July 2019 by GEM Report

The new Gender GEM Report released today at the G7 France – UNESCO International Conference shows that equal numbers of boys and girls are still not enrolled in a third of countries in primary, half in lower secondary, and three … Continue reading →

Posted in child marriage, Donors, Equality, Equity, Gender, Inclusion, parity, sexuality education, SRGBV, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, child marriage, comprehensive sexuality education, equal education, G7, Gender, gender parity, gender. equality, girls' education, STEM | 2 Comments

Parents and communities need to be engaged in migrant children’s education

Posted on 3 July 2019 by GEM Report

by Anna d’Addio, Senior Policy Analyst at the GEM Report “We were blind, now our eyes have been opened … the educated children help us see. (Zahra, mother)” (Changezi and Biseth, 2011) Family and community involvement is key to overcome … Continue reading →

Posted in Developing countries, Disaster preparedness, Equality, Equity, Ethnicity, fragile states, immigrant, immigration, Inclusion, Inclussion, Marginalization, migrant, migration, peace, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, right to education, Uncategorized | Tagged #SDG 4.5, #Target 4.5, conflict, education, intercultural education, migrant, migration | 2 Comments

What is education worth? Should France be hiking its university fees for foreign students?

Posted on 3 January 2019 by GEM Report

Recently, in France, not just the gilets jaunes have been protesting, but also students. Why? Foreign students have just been informed their fees are going to be lifted by around 11 times. The change will see international students who are … Continue reading →

Posted in Equity, higher education, Innovative financing, Post-secondary education, scholarships, Uncategorized | Tagged france, higher education, scholarships, student mobility, Target 4.3, university | 1 Comment

Immigrants and refugees are at high risk of segregation into different schools and slower school tracks in European countries

Posted on 22 November 2018 by GEM Report

On Tuesday, we launched the 2019 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report on migration and displacement. Looking at everyone on the move, different issues and challenges appear for different regions. Today will look at a key challenge for immigrants’ education in … Continue reading →

Posted in Developing countries, Equity, Ethnicity, immigrant, integrated development, Marginalization, migrant, migration, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, europe, global compact on migration, migrant, migrants, migration | Leave a comment

New 2019 GEM Report shows insufficient progress including migrants and refugees in national education systems

Posted on 20 November 2018 by GEM Report

Launched at events across five continents today, the new Global Education Monitoring Report, Building Bridges, not Walls shows that progress is insufficient in providing an inclusive education for migrants, refugees or other displaced people. Migration and displacement affect education. … Continue reading →

Posted in Conflict, Equality, Equity, immigration, migration, refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, 2019 gem report, global compact for migration, global compact for refugees, immigrant, Inclusion, inclusive education, leave no one behind, migrants, migration, refugee education, refugees, SDG 4 | 3 Comments

Promoting changes in gender norms in Latin America: why boys’ education matters

Posted on 4 July 2018 by GEM Report

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 | 1 Comment

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 →