Resources
Everyone has a role to play in supporting girls to become empowered, access education for better life outcomes, and thrive. Teach For All is committed to supporting the global network to identify and address the barriers that keep girls from learning and fulfilling their potential through our Girls’ Education initiative. Learn more about gender equity, the issues facing girls around the world, and more in this curated library of resources:
Girls' Education
Voice and Support: Storytelling as Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV)
An article that highlights the Girl-talk-Girl program by the feminist organization Footage that engages young women worldwide in collaborative media arts activism against gender-based violence. Through storytelling, they examine GBV in their lives.
Girls' Education
Math Looks the Same in the Brains of Boys and Girls, Study Finds
An article debunking myths that boys and girls start out with different cognitive abilities in mathematics. The finding challenges the idea that more boys end up in STEM fields because they are inherently better at the sort of thinking they require.
Girls' Education
Explore SEL (Social-Emotional Learning)
Tools and resources by Harvard University that explore and compare social-emotional learning (SEL) and non-academic frameworks and skills to build a broader and deeper understanding of the field and support transparency and informed decision-making.
Girls' Education
INEE Guidance Note on Gender
A guidance note by the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) that provides strategies on delivering education in a gender-responsive manner as part of an emergency preparedness, response, or recovery situation.
Girls' Education
Missed Opportunities: The High Cost of Not Educating Girls
This study is part of a series by the World Bank on the potential cost of not educating girls globally. It documents the potential impacts in six domains like how low educational attainment worsens expected earnings in adulthood and health outcomes.