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Social media resources: The intersections between education, migration and displacement are not gender-neutral

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  • gender intersections social mediaThe effects of migration and displacement are usually considered to be the same for men and women. This is often not the case #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections
  • Gender relations in both origin and host communities influence women’s and men’s experiences as migrants and refugees #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections
  • New @GEMReport analysis looks at how being on the move, whether as a migrant or a forcibly displaced person, has gender-specific implications both for education responses and for education outcomes #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections
  • Teachers are key to breaking down gender discrimination in migrant and refugee communities #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections
  • More targeted interventions are needed to improve the supply of female teachers for refugees #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections
  • Not just girls, boys also face specific challenges in displacement settings #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections
  • New @GEMReport analysis shows that among refugees, gender gaps in enrolment rates are often worse #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

 

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The effects of migration and displacement are usually considered to be the same for men and women. This is often not the case. New GEM Report analysis shows how being on the move, whether as a migrant or a forcibly displaced person, has gender-specific implications both for education responses and for education outcomes #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

 

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gender intersectionsNew @GEMReport analysis says gender-based needs assessments are required to identify and understand the particular needs faced by women and men, girls and boys  #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

Barriers to accessing education among many refugee families means girls are pushed into early marriage. Nine of the top ten countries with the highest rates of child marriage are conflict-affected. #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

Additional challenges to gender equality in education in displacement are found in the violence surrounding many settings #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

Girls’ education is sometimes the target of extremist militant groups as seen in Nigeria by the Boko Haram #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

In Kenya and Ethiopia only 7 refugee girls are enrolled in primary school for every 10 boys and only 4 girls are enrolled in secondary school for every 10 boys #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

In Pakistan, female teachers displaced by violence were hesitant to return to work, fearing for their security where militant groups targeted schools #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

In Mogadishu, Somalia, an analysis of 486 settlements in the 17 districts found that only 22% of the internally displaced girls over 5 years old had ever attended school, compared with 37 % of the boys #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

Female teachers are harder to recruit and retain. Only 10% of primary teachers were female in the Dadaab camp in Kenya in 2016 and 16% at the Dollo Ado camp in Ethiopia in 2014 #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

gender intersections social media cardGiven that there are cultural taboos on girls being taught by male teachers in many refugee communities, this extreme shortage of female teachers is another serious barrier to female education #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

In a few cases, migration creates opportunities to break free from social moulds, but in others, it exacerbates gender-based vulnerability #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

While the share of women who migrate has not changed radically, the share of women who migrate independently or for work, rather than as accompanying family members, has increased #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

In Ethiopia, a study of nearly 5,300 out-of-school girls from six regions found that on average, they migrated unaccompanied at age 14 #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

While education opportunities can be out of reach for many migrant young women, migration can sometimes offer opportunities #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

In Cambodia, @UNESCO and the government developed a programme, implemented by NGOs, that delivered textbooks, teacher guides and teacher training for literacy classes for migrant women working in the garment industry #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections

Female migrants face higher levels of deskilling, especially in the care industry #EducationOnTheMove #WomensDay Bit.ly/2019gemgenderintersections