Her education, our future: UNESCO fast-tracking girls’ and women’s education

The figures are staggering. 132 million girls worldwide are out of school. Two-thirds of the 750 million adults without basic literacy skills are women. And just 1% of the poorest girls in low-income countries will complete secondary school.

To change this unacceptable reality, UNESCO is launching Her education, our future, a new drive to accelerate action for girls’ and women’s education by leveraging political and financial commitments, as well as leadership for women and girls.

This new initiative will contribute to the 2019-2025 UNESCO Strategy for Gender Equality in and through Education and its three pillars aiming for better data to inform action for gender equality in and through education; better legal, policy and planning frameworks to advance rights; and better-quality learning opportunities to empower.

Her education, our future will be launched on 5 July 2019 at the G7 France-UNESCO International Conference Innovating for girls’ and women’s empowerment through education.

On the occasion, UNESCO will present the 2019 Gender Report “Building bridges for gender equality”, which provides the first-ever detailed breakdowns of G7 members’ aid to gender equality in education.

As part of this new drive, UNESCO is also presenting a new Interactive Atlas of girls’ and women’s right to education. The Atlas is a monitoring and advocacy tool, aiming to enhance public knowledge of the status of national constitutions, legislation and regulations related to girls’ and women’s education rights, as well as to monitor progress.

Original source: UNESCO
Published on 04 July 2019