Equitable Education for Women and Girls: Global Challenges and Local Solutions

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This multi-country symposium brings together researchers from Africa and Asia to share their research on women and girl’s education. According to leading organizations such as the World Bank, UNICEF, Action Aid, there is an eminent need to continue supporting women and girl’s education. This symposium brings forward studies exploring the challenges and local approaches to provide equitable education. The symposium has papers from India highlighting the need for life-skills for girl’s education; a systematic review exploring girls’ education from Sierra Leone; content analysis based on the interviews with teachers from India; historical snapshot of Chinese women and girls to provide insights into social and economic systems impacting education; and time-series analysis of international data to identify the trends of gender equity.

Sub Unit

• World Education Research Association

Chair

• Rashmi Sharma, University of West Florida

Papers

• COVID-19 and Gender Equity in Education - Guofang Wan, Loyola University Chicago; Yi-Lung Kuo, BNU-HKBU United International College

• Life Skills and Girls' Education: Potentials and Pitfalls - Joan G. Dejaeghere, University of Minnesota

• Strengthening Adolescent Girls' Outcomes Through a Safe Spaces Model in Sierra Leone: A Systematic Review - Najwa Hallal, Loyola University Chicago

• Equity and Excellence in Women and Girls' Education: A Global Perspective - Suha Gangopadhyay, Michigan State University

• How Women and Girls Fare in Education: The Case of China - Guofang Wan, Loyola University Chicago; Cui Bo, Taiyuan University of Technology; Melissa Cheng, Loyola University Chicago

Discussants

• Guofang Wan, Loyola University Chicago

• Yi-Lung Kuo, BNU-HKBU United International College