Girls’ Education

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.

This recording is from the 2019 Teach For All Global Conference in Yerevan, Armenia. It features Arman Rahmatullah, CEO of Teach For Afghanistan, and Sunita Waiba, a Teach For Nepal student, speaking on the empowerment of girls through 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.

This review brings together evidence from 270 educational interventions from 177 studies in 54 low- and middle-income countries and identifies their impacts on girls, regardless of whether the interventions specifically target girls.

A study of three residential and non-residential approaches to supporting girls from disadvantaged communities in three different geographies in India. It highlights the need to strengthen teacher empowerment as a prerequisite to girls' empowerment.

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.