Girls’ Education

A study on the decision (to keep or terminate) factors and experiences surrounding adolescent pregnancies in Jamestown, an urban slum in Accra, Ghana. The main role players in decision making included family, friends, school teachers and the partner.

This policy paper unveils the barriers to educational opportunities for rural girls in Bangladesh, focusing on STEM education. It uses a survey of 500 rural secondary-level schoolgirls, 100 parents, and 75 teachers from 30 rural schools in Gazipur.

An article on a pilot program run in five London primary schools by a nonprofit, Lifting Limits, that provides teachers with the skills and resources to recognize and correct gender bias and to support students in challenging gender inequalities.

A report on the critical gender gaps and entrepreneurial solutions to advance the lives of women in Southeast Asia. It introduces the Women's Empowerment Framework that outlines a gender-inclusive vision across seven mutually reinforcing dimensi...

An article on the lifelong negative association between giving birth before age 18 and a woman’s economic empowerment. It discusses how childbearing before 18 is widespread and how in many countries, women do not have control over their own earnings.

This policy paper discusses how governments can overcome social resistance and operational constraints to scale up comprehensive sexuality education programs as part of their commitment to Sustainable Development Goal #4, the global education goal.