Where are the girls and why it matters as schools reopen?
“Where are the girls?” It’s a question that is asked too much when stepping into classrooms around the world. And the further up the school years we go, the more the question bounces around an echo chamber. Massive strides have been made in girls’ education. Between 1995 and 2018, 180 million more girls enrolled in primary and secondary school…, Questions we should be asking, Education systems need support to be more gender-responsive and prioritize girls’ safety, protection, and learning. Every reopening and recovery plan must apply an equity and inclusion lens. We need to ask not just what children need to re-engage in education, but specifically, what do girls need? How do we bring the learning environment to the…