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Female science and mathematics teachers: Better than they think?
By Dirk Hastedt (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement), Justine Sass (UNESCO) and Matthias Eck (UNESCO) 🔊 Listen to this blog More urgently than ever before, more girls and women are needed in science, technology, engineering and mathematics … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Gender, ICT, STEM, Teachers
Tagged #Target 4.5, girls' education, science, STEM, target 4.7, teaching
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Gender-responsive career counselling can help women’s progress in science
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
Posted in Gender, Inclusion, STEM
Tagged Gender, gender equality, science, STEM, target 4.5, target 4.7
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How are donors helping to end the gender imbalance in science?
Many countries, usually poorer ones, are still far even from the target of parity in primary and secondary education enrolment, let alone the more aspirational target of non-discrimination in all aspects of the education system. Girls’ education therefore remains a … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, STEM, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged #Target 4.5, Gender, gender. equality, ICT, STEM, Target 4.4, technology
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Five steps to stamp out gender inequality in education
The new Gender GEM Report released today at the G7 France – UNESCO International Conference shows that equal numbers of boys and girls are still not enrolled in a third of countries in primary, half in lower secondary, and three … Continue reading
A woman has won the ‘Nobel prize for mathematics’ for the first time
The 2019 Abel Prize, also known as the ‘Nobel prize for mathematics’ was won by Karen Uhlenbeck last Tuesday, the first woman to ever receive the award. The award makes her one of the pioneers for women mathematicians, alongside … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Gender, STEM, Uncategorized
Tagged Gender, gender. equality, maths, STEM, target 4.7
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Getting more girls into science, technology, engineering and mathematics degree courses
It may sound improbable but only 4% of countries have achieved gender parity in tertiary education. But, unlike primary education, there tend to be more females than males enrolling in higher education institutions with the exception of sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Gender, STEM, Uncategorized
Tagged 2018 gender review blog series, accountability, Gender, gender. equality, STEM, target 4.7
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‘Cracking the code’ to end gender disparities in STEM
By Justine Sass, UNESCO Girls and women are significantly underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) professions worldwide, a divide rooted in girls’ earliest days of socialization and schooling and one that a groundbreaking UNESCO report aims to address. … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Equity, Gender, ICT, STEM, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged Gender, gender. equality, ICT, STEM, technology
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Hidden figures: showing the importance of women in science
Tomorrow is the second year of celebrating the new UN Day on Girls and Women in Science. This subject seems to be picking up steam. It has even hit the big time – featuring in a blockbuster Hollywood film, Hidden Figures, about … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Gender, ICT, STEM, Uncategorized
Tagged #Target 4.5, Gender, maths, science, STEM
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