Tag Archives: equity

How traditional gender narratives can be used to advocate for girls’ and women’s education

Posted on 30 April 2020 by GEM Report

By Emily LeRoux-Rutledge, Lecturer in Social Psychology, University of the West of England “Education is very important for girls, women and for everyone. Education is the thing that will develop our country, and without education, the country will never go … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Equality, Equity, Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged equity, Gender, gender. equality, girls' education, South Sudan | 2 Comments

Learning crisis and girls’ education in Afghanistan

Posted on 9 April 2020 by GEM Report

By M Niaz Asadullah, Professor of Development Economics at the University of Malaya, Malaysia A recent GEM Report blog based on WIDE data highlighted Afghanistan as one of “the bottom ten countries for girls’ education” in three dimensions: (i) mean … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab States, Conflict, data, emergencies, Equity, Gender, Out-of-school children, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged afghanistan, Arab States, data, equity, Gender, girls, girls' education | 1 Comment

The Peruvian education system: seeking quality and equity during COVID-19 times

Posted on 7 April 2020 by GEM Report

By Milagros Lechleiter and Rosa Vidarte, GEM Report Peru was the first country in Latin American to decree the mandatory social distancing of its population on March 16, only 10 days after detecting its first case of COVID-19. The quarantine … Continue reading →

Posted in digital literacy, Disaster preparedness, emergencies, Equity, ICT, Out-of-school children, technology, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, digital divide, digital literacy skills, equity, out of school, peru, technology | 6 Comments

Drawing links between economic status and education outcomes from ASER 2019

Posted on 27 March 2020 by GEM Report

By M. Afzan Munir Economic well-being affects a child’s education achievement in multiple ways. Studies have shown that a family’s socioeconomic status positively contributes not only towards a child’s educational attainment, but towards their academic performance as well. ASER Pakistan … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Finance, Inclusion, Non-state actors, Uncategorized | Tagged equal education, equality, equity, Finance, Inclusion, Non-state actors, Pakistan | 1 Comment

Three ways to plan for equity during the coronavirus school closures

Posted on 25 March 2020 by GEM Report

By Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education and Suzanne Grant Lewis, UNESCO-IIEP Director From school closures and home confinement to travel bans, countries and municipalities are ramping up efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. For … Continue reading →

Posted in Disaster preparedness, emergencies, Equity, Out-of-school children, Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, covid19, equity, learning, out of school, UNESCO | 17 Comments

Education Progress – the GEM Report’s new online interactive tool exploring progress made towards SDG 4

Posted on 24 January 2020 by GEM Report

To mark International Education Day, the Global Education Monitoring Report has launched a new online interactive tool, Education Progress. Available in seven major languages, the site brings together data from various producers, notably the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, to explore … Continue reading →

Posted in access, data, Equality, Equity, Finance, Learning, monitoring, Quality of education, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged access, equity, Finance, learning, monitoring, quality, SDG 4 | 3 Comments

The Wrong Way to Educate Girls

Posted on 30 July 2019 by GEM Report

By Manos Antoninis Getting girls into classrooms remains hugely important in some of the world’s poorest countries, and it can be achieved with targeted measures, say, to make their daily commute safer. But balanced school enrollment numbers are only the … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, monitoring, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged #SDG 4.5, equity, Gender, gender. equality, SDG 4 | 4 Comments

Highlights from the 2018 Gender Review launch in New York

Posted on 9 March 2018 by GEM Report

“Young women aren’t the changemakers of the future, they are the here and now” said GenUN Fellow, Rabita Tareque to a room of civil society representatives, teachers, policy makers, academics and donors at Thursday’s global launch of the Global Education … Continue reading →

Posted in accountability, Equality, Equity, Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged accountability, equality, equity, Gender, parity, target 4.7 | 1 Comment

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, 2020 GEM Report, 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 →