Girls’ Education

An article about a male mentorship program in Kenya that encourages fathers/guardians of students to advocate for girls with disabilities, equipping them with the knowledge and skills needed to promote a more inclusive model of education.

An article describing the challenges of measuring the empowerment of women to evaluate the impact of programs, such as the limitations of standardized questions, and recommended solutions.

A report by UNICEF and the International Labour Organization that calls for equipping girls with the knowledge and skills needed to overcome barriers that prevent them from fully participating in the workforce and becoming economically empowered.

A curriculum with interventions designed to facilitate healthy transitions to adulthood among adolescent girls aged 15-19 living with HIV in Zambia. All sessions are written in a user-friendly format, giving step-by-step guidance for the activities.

An overview of a two-day workshop in Washington, D.C. on engaging men and boys to promote gender equality through education and the action steps that developed from it. Participants also discussed evidence-based programming for girls’ education.

This paper provides a review of Evans and Yuan’s 2019 paper "What We Learn about Girls’ Education from Interventions that Do Not Focus on Girls." It disagrees with their conclusion and recommends combining girl-targeted and general interventions.

This video clip features Sunita Waiba of Nepal speaking about her lived experiences with gender inequality in her community. Watch a powerful example of student voice, leadership, and activism.

A deep dive into the Barro-Lee Educational Attainment Data to examine gender gaps in education and determine where more focus should be given in research, policy, and programmatic efforts to address gender inequality.