The teacher shortage is not gender-neutral: Researchers call to address inequality
The Education International (EI) Research Network (ResNet), which brings together trade unionists and researchers, explained that the global teacher shortage cannot be understood — or confronted — without addressing the gendered inequalities that shape education systems, the workplace, and the profession itself.
Trade union rights are human rights
18 February 2026
Education International receives the 2026 AOb AcademieKus Award
Education International (EI) has been awarded the 2026 AOb Academy Kiss
, an annual recognition presented by the General Education Union (AOb) in the Netherlands
Mauritania: Educators’ strike for pay increase and better living conditions
On 22 March, teachers engaged in a three-day general strike to demand a pay increase and better living conditions. This strike was punctuated with massive protests near the Education Ministry headquarters in the capital city, Nouakchott, and in the various provinces.