Girls’ Education

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.

An article on the need for gender sensitive sanitation, including clean, safe, and separate toilets with access to water and garbage disposal. It highlights the lack of attention and access to quality menstrual hygiene management (MHM) in schools.

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

A report on a program designed to help vulnerable girls in Zambia avoid early marriage, sexually transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancy. As it was not impactful, it stresses the need to address underlying economic and social constraints.

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.

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.