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Tag Archives: Gender
What does the ‘feminization of migration’ mean for migrant women and their education?
The effects of migration and displacement are usually considered to be the same for men and women. However, this is often not the case. It is important to recognize how gender relations in both origin and host communities influence women’s … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, migrant, migration, Uncategorized
Tagged 2019 gem report, Gender, gender. equality, migrants, migration
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Displacement can exacerbate gender inequality in education
The effects of migration and displacement are usually considered to be the same for men and women. However, this is often not the case. It is important to recognize how gender relations in both origin and host communities influence women’s … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, migration, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized
Tagged 2019 gem report, displaced populations, displacement, Gender, girls, migrants, migration
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Malaysia says it will redress the gender bias in its textbooks
Last year, social media helped call out an infographic being studied by nine year olds in a Year 2 health and physical education textbook in Malaysia showing that girls should protect their modesty or risk being shamed and having their … Continue reading
Tanzania has suspended family planning commercials in the country ‘with immediate effect’
At the end of September, the government of the United Republic of Tanzania announced to international agencies that they should “stop with immediate effect airing and publishing any family planning contents in any media channels” running any family planning content … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Health, sexuality education, Uncategorized
Tagged Gender, media, pregnancy, sexuality education, tanzania, target 4.7
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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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Literacy skills gaps: how do they change over time by wealth and by gender?
While there is a focus internationally on measuring literacy and numeracy skills at age 15, as captured in the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), at least two aspects are neglected in debates on learning achievement. First, literacy and … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Literacy, Skills, Testing, Uncategorized
Tagged Gender, literacy, numeracy, reading, target 4.6
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Gender gap to dividend: why we can’t afford to neglect boys’ education
By the UN Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) The ‘gender gap’ is a worldwide phenomenon usually associated with deep rooted inequalities that hold women and girls back across many spheres of life. However, in the context of education it has evolved … 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.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.a
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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
Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Uncategorized
Tagged boys, Gender, gender. equality, target 4.5, target 4.7
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