The Role of Gender Equality and Girls' Education in Times of COVID-19
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Key Information
During its peak, school closures due to COVID-19 put nearly 1.6 billion children out of school, including 767 million girls. From gender-based violence to forced marriage and early pregnancy, girls face heightened challenges when schools are closed, and more than 20 million girls may never return to the classroom. The pandemic risks wasting untold human potential and could undermine decades of progress.
To ensure that every child has access to 12 years of public education, all stakeholders need to come together to keep education a top priority and strengthen education systems so that the most vulnerable children are not left behind.
This webinar will bring together youth advocates and high-level political leaders to discuss gender equality and girls’ education as a crucial aspect of the COVID-19 response and recovery, and to shine a spotlight on education investments for intergenerational and innovative approaches to keep girls learning.
Lead Implementing Organization(s)
Location(s)
Global
Government Affiliation
Government-affiliated programYears
2020 - 2020
Partner(s)
Ministry Affiliation
Minister for Development Cooperation, Denmark; Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone; State Secretary of International Development, NorwayFunder(s)
Not applicable or unknown
COVID-19 Response
New for COVID-19Geographic Scope
Global / regionalMeets gender-transformative education criteria from the TES
UnknownAreas of Work Back to Top
Education areas
Attainment
- Primary completion
- Secondary completion
Other
- Remote Learning
Cross-cutting areas
- COVID-19 Response
- Early/child marriage
- Emergencies and protracted crises
- Violence (at home, in relationships)
Program participants
Other populations reached
Not applicable or unknown
Participants include
Not applicable or unknown
Program Approaches Back to Top
Program Goals Back to Top
Education goals
- Improved academic skills (literacy and numeracy)
- Increased school completion (general)
- Increased school enrolment (general)
Cross-cutting goals
- Reduced child marriage
- Reduced intimate partner violence
- Reduced violence against children in the home