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Towards an Equal Future: Reimagining Girls’ Education Through STEM
Place of publication | Year of publication | Collation: 
New York | 2020 | 29 p.
ISBN/ISSN: 
ISBN 978-92-806-5178-2
Corporate author: 
UNICEF; International Telecommunication Union (ITU); EQUALS
Region: 
Global
© UNICEF 2020

This document seeks to call attention to the potential of STEM education to transform gender norms in the education system, to improve quality learning opportunities for girls, and to highlight key actions that can accelerate girls’ transition between education and technical expert jobs in STEM industries. Critically, STEM education also has the potential to contribute to personal empowerment, transformation of communities and nations, and building economies for the future.


The evidence presented here provides a foundation for a call to action for global, national and regional actors. All stakeholders are called to work together to dismantle the barriers that girls face to develop the skills they need to become users, shapers and creators of scientific knowledge and new technologies. This will allow girls to choose the skills they want to learn and how to apply them, empowering them to contribute to a gender-equal world.

 

Resource Type: 
International normative instruments / policy and advocacy documents
Theme: 
Globalisation and social justice / International understanding
Diversity / cultural literacy / inclusive
Sustainable development / sustainability
Others
Level of education: 
Primary education
Secondary education
Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)