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International Women’s Day 2026

by UKFIET | Mar 5, 2026 | Girls' Education

On 8 March each year, the international community rallies with women and girls around the world to demand equal rights and equal justice to enforce, exercise and enjoy those rights. This collection of blogs focuses on the right to education for girls and women. Read More

Defending gender equality in education: An urgent agenda and call to action

by Ján Michalko, Fernanda Gándara, Rachel Marcus, Sheena Hadi, Fabricia Devignes, Natalia Sanchez Corrales and Sarah Lane Smith | Nov 3, 2025 | 2025 UKFIET Conference, Gender Equity

This blog is written by: Ján Michalko, Fernanda Gándara, Rachel Marcus, Sheena Hadi, Natalia Sanchez-Corrales, Fabricia Devignes, and Sarah Lane Smith. This blog summarises a...

A crisis on two fronts: How emergencies stall girls’ education and G7 progress towards the Global Objectives

by Sharon Tao | Sep 30, 2025 | Girls' Education

In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, we discussed findings from the Third Annual G7 Global Objectives Report, which tracks progress against the G7’s 2021 commitment to get 40 million more girls into school and 20 million more reading by 2026. This post focuses on what the Global… Read More

Ten years on: The REAL story of advancing gender equity and social inclusion through changing social norms

by Amna Ansari | Aug 27, 2025 | Gender Equity, Girls' Education

Advocates of gender equity and social inclusion have much to celebrate from the past decade, though recent funding cuts for girls’ education threaten to undermine these hard-won gains. Read More

Left Behind Twice: The Hidden Effects of Gender Inequality on Girls Living Through Crises

by Sharon Tao | Aug 6, 2025 | Girls' Education

In Part 1 of this blog series, we discussed findings from the Third Annual G7 Global Objectives Report that examines how crises significantly impact girls’ access to education and learning. In this post, we unpack why this happens by focusing on how harmful gender norms increase the disadvantage girls experience… Read More

Launch of the Third Annual G7 Global Objectives Report: Examining the Effects of Emergencies and Protracted Crises on Girls’ Education

by Sharon Tao | Jul 9, 2025 | Girls' Education

The recently launched Third Annual Global Objectives Report has a focus on Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises (EiEPC) because the ability to get marginalised girls into school and learning is significantly affected by conflict, climate crisis, political insecurity, and in many cases, a combination of these. Read More

Celebrating evidence from the Girls’ Education Challenge

by Pauline Rose, Monazza Aslam and Shenila Rawal | Mar 6, 2025 | Girls' Education

In this blog, we highlight lessons from the independent evaluation studies we led on according to the six themes that were identified in the GEC research feasibility study. Read More

Is truth important in research? Unpacking half-truths and misrepresentations in the process

by Jane Doka | Mar 3, 2025 | Girls' Education

Now, to the golden question: when it comes to reporting the findings, does it matter whether what the participants said is true or not? Read More

The right to education for pregnant girls and adolescent mothers: Breaking barriers and biases

by Nisha Thomas | Jan 22, 2025 | Girls' Education

Teenage pregnancy and adolescent motherhood are considered as major social problems which impact negatively on the educational access, participation and outcomes of girls. Teenage pregnancy and early childbearing are leading causes of girls dropping out of schools, and often result in increased health risks, social stigma and adverse economic impacts… Read More

Tackling the Toughest Barrier for Girls: Social Norms

by Sharon Tao | Jan 7, 2025 | Girls' Education

Although awareness and critical thinking around a norm is important, given the structures that entrench norms, the spectrum of norm acceptance amongst individuals, and the powerful reward and sanctioning mechanisms that affect behaviour, a more nuanced and holistic approach is required. Read More

What about the boys? How backlash against girls’ education is an opportunity to do better

by Sharon Tao | Oct 28, 2024 | Girls' Education, Learning

If you have ever worked on a girls’ education programme, there is undoubtedly one question that you will have heard – be it from Ministry of Education (MoE) actors, teachers, parents, students, researchers, donors, even your own colleagues – which is, ‘what about the boys?’ At best, this question comes… Read More

Inclusive Education for marginalised girls in Malawi: what worked in Link Education’s Leave No Girl Behind Project

by Clement Mwazambumba and Samantha Ross | Apr 15, 2024 | Girls' Education

Link Education’s Transformational Empowerment of Adolescent Marginalised Girls in Malawi (TEAM Girl Malawi) has demonstrated an efficient and effective inclusive model that can deliver quality education in a non-formal setting to the most marginalised youth, including those with disabilities, supporting the Government of Malawi’s commitment to provide 12 years of… Read More