Category Archives: Gender

Tell us what you think about the need for skills!

Posted on 6 December 2011 by EFA Editor

Today we launch Youth, Skills & Work, a new blog where young people can make their voices heard on education and skills needed to get decent jobs. Youth, Skills & Work is open to young people around the world. You … Continue reading →

Posted in Developed countries, Developing countries, Employment, Equality, Equity, Ethnicity, Gender, Governance, Human rights, Marginalization, Skills, Training | 1 Comment

More teachers, please! And in Africa, women especially

Posted on 5 October 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español World Teachers’ Day on October 5 is an opportunity to celebrate teachers and to promote international standards for the profession. This year’s theme, “Teachers for gender equality,” serves as a reminder that recruiting and training more teachers … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Basic education, Developed countries, Developing countries, Equality, Gender, Primary school, Secondary school, Teachers | 1 Comment

A week of global action for girls’ and women’s education

Posted on 1 May 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español The Global Monitoring Report team is joining forces with UNESCO’s network of field offices to mark this year’s Education for All Global Action Week (May 2-8), which focuses on girls’ and women’s education. In 2000, governments pledged … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Gender, Marginalization, Millennium Development Goals, Sexual violence | 4 Comments

Education bounces back in Cambodia and Ethiopia

Posted on 22 March 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español By Jakob Engel, a research consultant for the Overseas Development Institute Cambodia and Ethiopia offer valuable lessons on improving access to education after conflict, the theme of the 2011 EFA Global Monitoring Report, The hidden crisis: Armed … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Ethnicity, Gender, Human rights, Language, Marginalization, Out-of-school children, Primary school, Teachers | 2 Comments

Millions of girls are still missing out on school

Posted on 8 March 2011 by EFA Editor

Français | Español As the world marks the 100th anniversary today of International Women’s Day, it’s worth having a look at what progress has been made towards improving education for women and girls since the global community adopted the Education for … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Conflict, Developing countries, Gender, Human rights, Millennium Development Goals, Out-of-school children, Poverty | 2 Comments

When education saves lives (2): reducing maternal mortality

Posted on 14 April 2010 by Kevin Watkins

By Kevin Watkins, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report There are few starker indicators of global inequality than maternal mortality. Risks of death from causes associated with pregnancy in childbirth are heavily concentrated in developing countries – … Continue reading →

Posted in Aid, Basic education, Developing countries, Gender, Group of 8, Health, Millennium Development Goals | 3 Comments

When learning saves lives: education and child mortality

Posted on 12 April 2010 by Kevin Watkins

By Kevin Watkins, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report Give a man a fish, as the saying goes, and you feed him for a day. Teach him to fish and you nourish him for a lifetime. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Developing countries, Donors, Gender, Group of 8, Health, Millennium Development Goals | 2 Comments

Education charities are chosen for Obama’s Nobel cash

Posted on 17 March 2010 by EFA Editor

Education charities dominate the list of organisations that President Barack Obama has chosen to send his Nobel Peace Prize, The New York Times reports – including the Central Asia Institute, run by Greg Mortenson (right), author of the bestseller Three … Continue reading →

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“Girls’ education may be the single most cost-effective kind of aid work”

Posted on 17 March 2010 by EFA Editor

What’s the best way to help women around the world? To mark the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day, the New York Times columnist Nick Kristof outlines his “Three Proven Steps to Advance the World’s Women,” and top of the … Continue reading →