Girls’ Education

An article that explores gender differences in risk-taking behaviors and highlights a study examining how families and peers influence children within matrilineal and patriarchal cultures.

An informative brief looking at how policies that reference gender-sensitive pedagogy are translating into Ugandan classrooms. It reflects on findings of a survey conducted with 70 secondary teachers and 109 students in central and eastern Uganda.

UNESCO’s interactive tool that allows users to explore the educational rights of girls and women around the world. The scoring system enables users to visually monitor legal progress toward securing the right to education for women in all countries.

This report reviews global evidence on migration, displacement, and education. It studies the effect of population movements on the access to and quality of education, the implications for migrants and refugees, and the difference education can make.

A key document from the 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report that discusses the gender dimensions and implications of migration.

A 10-week curriculum to support girl leaders and their allies to identify the issues that impact girls most in their communities, develop strategies to amplify their voices, launch girl-led advocacy campaigns, and effectively educate decisionmakers.

This video clip features Arman Rahmatullah, CEO of Teach For Afghanistan, providing an in-depth look into the challenges around teaching girls in his country. He gives powerful examples of how Teach For Afghanistan has made traction despite the odds.

This report describes how the factors of education, the labor market, and social norms underlie why girls in Nepal are not able to leverage technical and vocational education and training (TVET) to their advantage and provides policy recommendations.