Girls’ Education

An overview of SDG #5 ("Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls") and progress tracking from the official UN knowledge platform.

An overview of the compounding barriers that girls with disabilities experience at family, societal, and institutional levels, leading to a trajectory of marginalization. It shares resources providing a more holistic approach to inclusive education.

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.

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.

This podcast discusses why boys lag behind girls academically across contexts, and how it's rooted in some of the same gender norms that disadvantage girls in other measures of equity.

An overview of SDG #4 ("Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all") and progress tracking from the official UN knowledge platform.