Girls’ Education
Submitted by Laura Paviot and Mioko Saito. Originally published here at the UNESCO IIEP Learning Portal. In September-October 2016, the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) joined together with the United Nations Girls Education Initiative (UNGEI) and the Global …View More >
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Submitted by Sujata Bordoloi, Coordinator of The Global Working Group to End School Related Gender-Based Violence for the 16 Days of Activism campaign to #EndSRGBV How can working on gender norms within communities help reduce SRGBV? How can we work better with …View More >
This Blog was originally posted on the GEM Report blog on 28 November 2017. This blog is Part 2 of a two part blog series launched for the occasion of #16DaysofActivism. The GEM Report Team are members of The Global Working Group to End School-Related Gender-Based …View More >
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Submitted by Leila Asrari of Plan International for The Global Working group to #EndSRGBV Schools can constitute sites where gender-based violence trends are replicated and perpetuated. Roughly 246 million schoolchildren are harassed and abused in and around school every …View More >
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This Blog was originally posted on the GEM Report blog on 24 November 2017. This blog is Part 1 of a two part blog series launched for the occasion of #16DaysofActivism. The GEM Report Team are members of The Global Working Group to End …View More >
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Building off the momentum and achievements during the 2016 campaign to ‘Make Education Safe for All!’ the 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence Campaign will continue to hold a focus on schools under the theme, “Teachers, Schools …View More >
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Submitted by Emilie Rees-Smith – Gender, Education and Conflict Specialist at the United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative. This blog post highlights the launch of the UN Girls’ Education Initiative policy note ‘Addressing Threats to Girls Education in Conflict-affected Contexts’ on the occasion of …View More >
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Submitted by David Archer, Head of Programme Development for ActionAid International. In recent decades some good progress has been made in improving gender parity in primary education around the world – but superficial gains hide some shocking truths. In low …View More >
Almost 15 years ago, Harilyn Rousso asked, “In light of the international commitment to Education for All (EFA), how are girls with disabilities faring?” Her findings from 2003, were not very positive. She found, “The most formidable barrier to education …View More >
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Submitted by Christina Kwauk - postdoctoral fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, Amanda Braga - project coordinator and research assistant in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, & Nora Fyles - Director of the Secretariat for the United Nations …View More >