Girls’ Education

This review brings together evidence from 36 studies of 34 programs working with adolescent boys and men to promote more gender-equitable masculinities. It is a narrative review that includes key impacts of these programs and their recommendations.

This Girl Rising curriculum addresses an array of issues ranging from inquiries such as, “How do economies grow when girls are educated?” to “How do parents keep their daughters safe and cared for?” It has fact sheets and teacher guides.

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.

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.

This brief provides a rationale for engaging men and boys in ending child marriage and synthesizes some key lessons learned, guiding principles, recommendations, and evidence gaps.

An article about the UNGEI webinar on measuring gender attitudes, focusing on pilot projects in Sierra Leone and Cote D’Ivoire with Save the Children’s Jane Leer and a project in Haryana state, India with the CEO of Breakthrough, Sohini Bhattacharya.