Babes learning on the job full#

Babes learning on the job full#

But the overall improvement does not tell the full story. The number of countries that achieved gender parity in both primary and secondary education from 2000 to 2015 increased from 36 to 62. Between 20, the number of girls for every 100 boys in primary education rose from 92 to 97 and from 91 to 97 in secondary education. There has been improvement in gender equality in education. What progress has been made on girls' education? There are often legal, religious and traditional practices that discriminate against girls having the chance to get an education. The poorest girls also have the least likelihood of completing primary school.

Girls are four times more likely to be out of school than boys from the same background. Their chances of getting a quality education are even smaller if they come from a poor family, live in a rural area or have a disability. Often, girls are marginalised and are out of school simply because they are girls and it is not the cultural norm. Around 61 million girls are of school, according to UNICEF in 2016 – 32 million girls of primary school age and 29 million of lower secondary school age.

Some countries lose more than $1 billion a year by failing to educate girls to the same level as boys.ĭespite this, girls and young women in many parts of the world miss out on school every day. Educating girls saves lives and builds stronger families, communities and economies.Īn educated female population increases a country’s productivity and fuels economic growth. Educated girls can make informed choices – and from a far better range of options. Keep reading to learn more about how UN Women is working to empower girls in tech and close the digital gender gap.Girls have the right same right to education as boys. Girls like 16-year-old Jakomba, who has started a robotics club at her school in the Gambia Nino, who arranges hackathons for young girls in Georgia and Eno, who built a drone at a coding camp in Ethiopia. Girls want to learn, they are stepping up to the plate to learn tech skills, and empowering others to join. The jobs of the future will be driven by technology and innovation- 65 per cent of children entering primary school today will have jobs that do not yet exist. And, the ICT sector needs more girls and women. With technology playing a role in all kinds of careers, from art and history to law, primary teaching and graphic design, learning tech skills at a young age will set girls up for economic independence. On 25 April, UN Women is joining girls around the world to mark International Girls in ICT Day, drawing attention to the critical need for more girls and women in the ICT sector. World survey on the role of women in development.Strengthening Women’s Access to Justice.Financing: Why it matters for women and girls.Empowering women to conserve our oceans.In Focus: Climate action by, and for, women.International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.Generation Equality action pack, October 2019.Generation Equality action pack, December 2019.Generation Equality action pack, January 2020.Generation Equality Action Pack, March 2020.Gender equality matters in COVID-19 response.16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence.International Day of Women and Girls in Science.76th Session of the UN General Assembly.Training for gender equality and women's empowerment.Entity-specific implementation plans on gender parity.

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