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Equity and inclusion 7 March 2018 #8March: Men in Support of Women’s Leadership in Education Unions, by Frank Jones
Frank Jones
The General Secretary of my union, the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), is a woman – Joan Donegan – and it has been a privilege to witness her leadership style. It is a style of encouragement and motivation, rather than the directing and instructing style traditionally adopted by many...
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Equity and inclusion 7 March 2018 #8March: UK Union UCU addresses gender inequity head on
Joanna de Groot
Reducing gender disparity in pay and campaigning around issues of sexual harassment and violence against women in the workplace are two key areas focused on by the UK’s University and College Union (UCU).
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Union renewal and development 6 March 2018 Algerian unions work towards increased gender equality
Algerian education unions are working with Education International to address gender equality issues in their unions as part of a capacity development programme.
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Equity and inclusion 9 February 2018 EI World Women's Conference: Education unionists speak up against sexual violence and harassment
The Education International’s third World Women’s Conference concluded with moving contributions from panellists on the last plenary panel, which focused on the #MeToo social media campaign.
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Equity and inclusion 7 February 2018 EI World Women's Conference: Finding a way through the labyrinth
Tools and strategies to help women reach leadership positions in the different educational sectors were the focus on the second day of Education International’s third World Women’s Conference.
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Equity and inclusion 6 February 2018 Women leadership: from the beginning, of utmost importance for EI
The second episode of a series of four podcasts covering the history of Education International, focuses on the organisation’s engagement and action in favour of women leaders.
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Equity and inclusion 5 February 2018 EI World Women's Conference: Surfing the wave of uprising for women’s rights globally
Women’s economic and political empowerment was at the heart of presentations by key speakers at the opening of Education International’s Third World Women’s Conference.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 January 2018 Education financing crisis sorely missed in World Bank’s Report
Education International has made the voice of the world’s educators heard loud and clear at the Belgian launch of the World Bank’s World Development Report.
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Equity and inclusion 3 January 2018 Germany: Students need role models of both genders
The German education union, Verband Bildung und Erziehung, has reiterated the crucial importance of role models from both genders for school students.
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Leading the profession 12 December 2017 #WDR2018 Reality Check #7: “The Gender Dimension in the World Bank’s Perception”, by Nelly Stromquist
Nelly P. Stromquist
With the production of a World Development Report focused on education, the World Bank makes a decisive claim to its authority in education policy. Given an introductory section acknowledging 119 “researchers and specialists across the world” who provided “feedback and suggestions” for the report (WDR 2018 hereafter), it would seem...
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Equity and inclusion 5 December 2017 Education unions join in the global call to end school-related gender-based violence
On the occasion of the 16 Days of Activism to End Violence 2017, the Global Working Group to End School-Related Gender-Based Violence, which Education International is part of, called to action for development actors, donors and governments, outlining necessary key steps towards ending this scourge.
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Equity and inclusion 4 December 2017 Teachers are central to any effective response to school-related gender-based violence
A blogpost posted on the GEM Report blog on 24 November 2017 and launched for the occasion of #16DaysofActivism, stresses that among the many factors contributing to school-related violence towards children and adolescents, the gender dimension is one of the most significant, and teachers’ central role as conduits for change,...
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Equity and inclusion 4 December 2017 Stronger accountability can help ensure cases of gender-based school violence are reported
A blogpost posted on the GEM Report blog on 28 November 2017 and launched for the occasion of #16DaysofActivism, highlights that accountability, and particularly accountability of teachers, is crucial to tackling school-related gender-based violence.
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Equity and inclusion 4 December 2017 How teachers can help end gender-based violence in schools
Plan International’s Leila Asrari, for The Global Working group to #EndSRGBV, draws attention to the pivotal role teachers can play when it comes to ending violence in schools.
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Equity and inclusion 27 November 2017 16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence 2017
This year’s campaign turns its focus toward ending gender-based violence in education by continuing the momentum and achievements built up over a year that saw more than 700 organisations in 92 countries voice their support.
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Equity and inclusion 24 November 2017 One story at a time, violence against women is thrust into the spotlight
The wave of revelations of sexual harassment and abuse of women from all walks of life marks a tipping point in tackling gender-based violence, and that effort begins in classrooms around the world.
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Union renewal and development 24 November 2017 Gender Equality in development co-operation among the General Union of Palestinian Teachers (GUPT), the National Union of Teachers (NUT), and the Union of Education Norway (Utdanningsforbundet, UEN) as of 2017
The NUT and the UEN’s co-operation efforts with the GUPT date back to the early ‘90s.
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Equity and inclusion 16 October 2017 Africa’s education union leaders go to school to sharpen their understanding of gender issues
The Africa Women in Education Network’s Trainers of Trainers Programme is bringing new skills and tools to education union activists and women mobilisers.
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