Advancing gender equality is a priority for the Global Partnership for Education.
Ensuring girls and women have equal access to education can contribute to poverty reduction, improved nutrition, sustainable agriculture, good health, and economic growth. This is why GPE encourages its partners to put gender equality at the core of national education systems.
Since International Women's Day is celebrated in March every year, we have made gender equality the focus of the Education for All blog during this month.
Take a look at the top 10 blog posts focused on the importance of gender equality in education published this March:
Despite a global reduction in the number of girls who are out of school, data show that in low income regions and poor communities, girls continue to face higher barriers to education than boys, and many children who are in school just aren't learning. This blog examines the key role data plays in explaining the work that must be done to overcome the remaining barriers girls face to achieve a quality education.
Sometimes distance can act as a barrier between a girl and her education. To overcome this challenge, GPE working in partnership with the government of Mauritania, is helping girls like 14-year-old Aichetou transition to lower secondary school by building “proximity schools” across Mauritania.
On the occasion of International Women's Day, the World Bank's Sudan country office organized an event with the minister of education to celebrate women who are working relentlessly to ensure girls and women realize their full potential. 26-year-old Rumana was invited and had the opportunity to share her story on how her determination and motivation led her to enroll in school as a young woman.
In Mauritania, Mariam Mohamed Vall put her dream of becoming a teacher on hold to take care of her family. Now she is not only realizing her dream but getting the training she needs to help turn the tide on poor learning outcomes in Mauritania.
Read 8 stories of girls which highlight the great progress that has been done in ensuring girls have access to quality education and the challenges that still remain.
On the eve of International Women's Day, GPE youth advocate Salimatou Fatty reflects on the importance of renewing our commitment to achieving gender equality and the key role youth plays in ensuring that every girl and every woman has access to quality education.
15 women made powerful statements at the GPE Financing Conference in Dakar last month about the importance of educating all girls and boys around the world, to ensure they reach their full potential and lift up their families and countries to a brighter future.
International Women's Day is an occasion to recall that education is the linchpin for empowering women to build a better world. The launch of the GEM Report's 2018 Gender Review reminds us of the work still to be done to ensure that all women get an equal chance to reap education's rewards.
On March 8, people around the world observe International Women's Day, an opportunity to inspire change for girls and women and transform the momentum into action. Without investing in women and girls it will not be possible to achieve the Global Goals.
Despite more countries adopting laws against domestic violence and sexual harassment, a new note analyzing global and regional trends shows that a shocking number of women and girls still lack legal protection at home, in school and in public spaces.