Tag Archives: target 4.5

Inclusion in early education in Singapore: towards more equitable foundations

Posted on 15 April 2021 by GEM Report

🔊 Listen to this blog Just last month the Singapore Government made a welcome announcement. From the second half of 2023, all pre-schools will have an inclusion coordinator. This new role in schools will identify and provide support for children with developmental needs from … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Early childhood care and education, Equity, Inclusion | Tagged disability, equity, Inclusion, marginalisation, target 4.2, target 4.5 | 1 Comment

We are proud of the first ever policy on inclusive education in Sierra Leone: the National Policy on Radical Inclusion in Schools

Posted on 8 April 2021 by GEM Report

🔊 Listen to this blog By Dr David Moinina Sengeh, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education of Sierra Leone and Chair of the Advisory Board for the GEM Report I became the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education of Sierra … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa, Equality, Inclusion, Out-of-school children | Tagged Inclusion, inclusive education, Sierra Leone, target 4.1, target 4.5, target 4.7 | 2 Comments

In which countries do children attend single-sex schools?

Posted on 29 March 2021 by GEM Report

🔊 Listen to this blog While enrolment rates disaggregated by sex might be easy to find, comparative cross-country data on how many children are in single-sex schools are scarce. As another International Women’s Day passes us by, it seems fitting … Continue reading →

Posted in Equality, Gender, Inclusion | Tagged Gender, Inclusion, inclusive education, single-sex schools, target 4.5 | 2 Comments

Latin American and Caribbean countries must address structural discrimination to create educational opportunities for all

Posted on 23 March 2021 by GEM Report

🔊 Listen to this blog Latin America and the Caribbean is characterized by wide and persistent disparity by ethnicity. By most measures of well-being, including education, ethnic groups tend to fare worse than the rest of the population. The various … Continue reading →

Posted in Equity, Human rights, Inclusion, right to education | Tagged 2020 LAC Report, Inclusion, target 4.5 | 1 Comment

Gender-responsive career counselling can help women’s progress in science

Posted on 11 February 2021 by GEM Report

Read in Spanish Year-on-year the issue of women in science comes back to the surface as we celebrate the International Day of Women in Science. Yet, year-on-year there is not enough progress. The 2020 Gender Report showed that women are … Continue reading →

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Children with disabilities are still often excluded from education

Posted on 3 December 2020 by GEM Report

Today, December 3rd, marks the annual celebration of persons with disabilities. It is a reminder of the importance of removing barriers to education for all people living with disability, both visible and invisible. As many readers will know, the latest … Continue reading →

Posted in disability, Inclusion | Tagged 2020 GEM Report, disabilities, disability, Inclusion, inclusive education, target 4.5, Target 4.a | 1 Comment

What do you wish for the education of the next generation of girls?

Posted on 10 March 2020 by GEM Report

2020 is a pivotal year as the global community will mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Beijing+25). The Beijing Declaration is considered as the key global policy document on gender equality and the most … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Uncategorized | Tagged Gender, gender parity, gender. equality, target 4.5 | 1 Comment

Gender gap in primary school enrolment has halved over past 25 years

Posted on 6 March 2020 by GEM Report

Sunday is International Women’s Day. The year 2020 is also the 25-year anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women (Beijing in 1995), which culminated with the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a key global policy document on gender … Continue reading →

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Gender norms also harm the education of boys

Posted on 19 April 2018 by GEM Report

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 | 1 Comment

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 →