Tag Archives: equity

Having a disability shouldn’t affect your access to education

Posted on 1 December 2017 by GEM Report

Everyone has the right to education but for some people accessing this education is far harder than it should be. Marking December 3, which is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are focusing on some of the barriers … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Human rights, Inclusion, legal rights, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, disability, equality, equity, Inclusion, inclusive education, inequality | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in accountability, Equality, Equity, Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability, equality, equity, Gender, gender. equality | 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

Vivian Onano: We each have a role to play in achieving gender equality

Posted on 11 October 2016 by GEM Report

By Vivian Onano, for International Day of the Girl Child My name is Vivian Onano, partnerships Manager at SEED Project, Global Youth Ambassador at WaterAid and Women Deliver Young Leader. I was honored and delighted to be a part of … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 gender review, Equality, Equity, Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, equality, equity, Gender | 2 Comments

Education leading for gender equality

Posted on 4 October 2016 by GEM Report

In the second of three blogs marking the launch of the new 2016 GEM Report Gender Review, we look at the relationship between education, leadership, gender equality, and participation in public and private spheres. Until women and men have equal … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, Health, Uncategorized | Tagged equality, equity, Gender, leadership; target 4.5 | 2 Comments

Working equality into employment

Posted on 3 October 2016 by GEM Report

The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognises that gender equality and women’s empowerment are critical for achieving our goals. In this series of three blogs marking the launch of the new 2016 GEM Report Gender Review, we look at education … Continue reading →