Key Resources

Education for boys
UNESCO, | School & Classroom Instruction | Global

Ensuring that boys get access to a high-quality education has the benefits of supporting boys to develop egalitarian, feminist mindsets. Many of the barriers that keep boys from performing as well as girls are rooted in gender norms that harm boys and girls, particularly around masculine and feminine behaviors. This article discusses why it's important to all gender equity work to keep an eye on how boys are being educated.
 

girls in STEM education
UNESCO, | School & Classroom Instruction | Global

A UNESCO-created resource providing evidence and examples from research and practice; it's designed for policy-makers, practitioners and other stakeholders to engage more girls in STEM education.

toolkit on gender-responsive pedagogy
VVOB and Forum for African Women Educationalists, | School & Classroom Instruction | Africa

This toolkit developed by VVOB and Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) on gender-responsive pedagogy for early childhood education is a promising resource to support early education practitioners in their daily practice.

Teachers and hidden biases
TIME Magazine, | School & Classroom Instruction | Global

A short, helpful primer on gender bias in classrooms written by Soraya Chemali

Math in the brains of boys and girls
NPR, | School & Classroom Instruction | Global

An article debunking myths that boys and girls start out with different cognitive abilities in mathematics.

Center for Global Development, | School & Classroom Instruction - Study | Global

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. The review finds that to improve access and learning, general interventions deliver gains for girls that are comparable to girl-targeted interventions. Many of the most effective interventions to improve access for girls are household-based (such as cash transfer programs), and many of the most effective interventions to improve learning for girls involve improving the pedagogy of teachers. Girl-targeted interventions may make the most sense when addressing constraints that are unique to girls.

UN Girls Education Initiative, | School & Classroom Instruction - Article | Global

A short overview of the additional challenges faced by girls and women with disabilities, which also provides helpful links to more resources for those interested in this particular subset of girls.
 

REAL Centre, University of Cambridge, | School & Classroom Instruction - Policy paper | Global

This paper provides a review of Evans and Yuan’s 2019 paper on ‘What We Learn about Girls’ Education from Interventions that Don’t Focus on Girls.’ It suggests that Evans and Yuan's conclusion is not warranted based on the information provided in the paper, concluding that a combination of girl-targeted and general interventions is needed.
 

Breakthrough India, | School & Classroom Instruction - Article | Asia Pacific

A rigorously evaluated program in India designed to teach boys about gender equity. A useful resource for those seeking to implement strategies that approach girls' education and gender equity through work with boys

BBC, | School & Classroom Instruction - Podcast | Global

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.

Brookings Institution, | School & Classroom Instruction - Study | Africa

An informative study looking at how policies that reference gender-sensitive pedagogy are translating into the classroom in Uganda. The findings are based on a survey conducted with 70 secondary teachers and 109 students in central and eastern Uganda.

International Center for Research on Women, | School & Classroom Instruction - Report | Global

A consortium of partners hosted a workshop on engaging men and boys to promote gender equality through education in Washington D.C. in 2019. This report serves to make the case for the action steps advocated by this gathering, and has a particularly helpful breakdown of the most common approaches to working with boys and men in schools.

The Guardian, | School & Classroom Instruction - Article | Europe

A Guardian article highlighting an interesting experiment to get teachers and students to look at their school through a gender equality lens.

Council for Social Development, | School & Classroom Instruction - Policy paper | Asia Pacific

Helpful lessons learned around designing classrooms that empower girls.

Key Resources

Education for boys
UNESCO, | School & Classroom Instruction | Global

Ensuring that boys get access to a high-quality education has the benefits of supporting boys to develop egalitarian, feminist mindsets. Many of the barriers that keep boys from performing as well as girls are rooted in gender norms that harm boys and girls, particularly around masculine and feminine behaviors. This article discusses why it's important to all gender equity work to keep an eye on how boys are being educated.
 

girls in STEM education
UNESCO, | School & Classroom Instruction | Global

A UNESCO-created resource providing evidence and examples from research and practice; it's designed for policy-makers, practitioners and other stakeholders to engage more girls in STEM education.

toolkit on gender-responsive pedagogy
VVOB and Forum for African Women Educationalists, | School & Classroom Instruction | Africa

This toolkit developed by VVOB and Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) on gender-responsive pedagogy for early childhood education is a promising resource to support early education practitioners in their daily practice.

Teachers and hidden biases
TIME Magazine, | School & Classroom Instruction | Global

A short, helpful primer on gender bias in classrooms written by Soraya Chemali

Math in the brains of boys and girls
NPR, | School & Classroom Instruction | Global

An article debunking myths that boys and girls start out with different cognitive abilities in mathematics.