Category Archives: Gender

Fighting female genital mutilation: Education matters

Posted on 6 December 2017 by GEM Report

There are approximately 45 million girls of primary and secondary school age not going to school in sub-Saharan Africa according to the UIS – more than in any other region. Our 2017/8 report showed that across 18 countries in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged #Target 4.5, female education, fgm, Target 4.a, violence | 4 Comments

Stronger accountability can help ensure cases of gender-based school violence are reported (part 2)

Posted on 28 November 2017 by GEM Report

As part I of this blog showed, violent behaviour is rife in schools, and sometimes perpetrated by teachers themselves. Addressing the issue requires a multilevel approach, including effective laws and policies, relevant curricula and learning materials, educator training and support, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Sexual violence, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged human rights, school violence, SRGBV, Target 4.a, violence | 1 Comment

Teachers are central to any effective response to school-related gender-based violence (part 1)

Posted on 24 November 2017 by GEM Report

School-related violence can be physical, psychological or sexual; occur on school grounds, in transit or in cyberspace; and include bullying, corporal punishment, verbal and emotional abuse, intimidation, sexual harassment and assault, gang activity and the presence of weapons among students. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Human rights, school violence, Sexual violence, SRGBV, Uncategorized | Tagged Gender, school violence, SRGBV, Target 4.a, violence | 6 Comments

Who is responsible for ensuring gender equality in education?

Posted on 14 September 2017 by GEM Report

Problems require solutions, which requires knowing who is responsible for fixing them, and having clear steps to address the issue. This is the meaning of accountability. A longstanding issue like gender inequality, therefore, is one for which accountability is clearly … Continue reading →

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‘Cracking the code’ to end gender disparities in STEM

Posted on 1 September 2017 by GEM Report

By Justine Sass, UNESCO Girls and women are significantly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions worldwide, a divide rooted in girls’ earliest days of socialization and schooling and one that a groundbreaking UNESCO report aims to address. … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, ICT, STEM, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged Gender, gender. equality, ICT, STEM, technology | 1 Comment

Recess is out for G7 — but promised education report is still missing

Posted on 2 June 2017 by GEM Report

Barry Johnston, Associate Director of Advocacy, Malala Fund Last weekend, the G7 leaders met in Italy. While the burgeoning Trudeau-Macron bromance and Trump’s golf cart jaunt provided some light relief, a more disheartening story unfolded behind the scenes: G7 leaders … Continue reading →

Posted in Finance, Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged financing, G20, G7, Gender, gender. equality, girls | Leave a comment

Gender stereotypes in Bangladeshi school textbooks

Posted on 30 May 2017 by GEM Report

By M Niaz Asadullah, Samia Huq, Kazi Mukitul Islam and Zaki Wahhaj* Education is widely considered an effective means to address the socioeconomic challenges that women face around the world and a key Sustainable Development target. Yet girls systematically lag … Continue reading →

Posted in curriculum, Gender, pedagogy, textbooks, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, curriculum, equity, Gender, target 4.7, textbooks | 1 Comment

Peru has a new ‘rose-tinted’ curriculum

Posted on 8 March 2017 by GEM Report

The UN congratulated Peru last week for its new education curriculum, in effect since the 1st January this year, which aims to improve gender equality. The change has been long needed, as is the case for many other countries in … Continue reading →

Posted in curriculum, Gender, Latin America, parity, pedagogy, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, curriculum, equality, equity, Gender, target 4.7, textbooks | 1 Comment

The poorest young women have spent less than a year in school in the bottom ten countries

Posted on 6 March 2017 by GEM Report

It’s International Women’s Day this week. As people in different cities rally for gender equality, not enough changes are being made to help the poorest girls pick themselves up from the bottom of the education ladder in many parts of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Basic education, Equality, Equity, Gender, Out-of-school children, parity, Uncategorized | Tagged equality, female education, Gender, Pakistan, SDGs, somalia, Sudan, United Nations | 1 Comment

Closing the circle: Teaching gender issues to teachers

Posted on 27 February 2017 by GEM Report

Last week the French supreme council for gender equality published a report on the imperative to keep mainstreaming gender equality issues in teacher preparation programs and to make knowledge and skills in these areas required for teacher graduation. “Making teachers … Continue reading →