A Hand Up: Global Progress Toward Universal Education

This fact sheet from the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) summarizes data from 16 low- and middle-income countries on the maternal health status of indigenous women and adolescent girls. Indigenous women and girls face disproportionate levels of discrimination, exclusion, and violence, and suffer significantly worse maternal health outcomes than many other populations. This publication examines the…

This report from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) analyzes progress toward gender parity in education. Using data from 120 countries, this report presents findings on the gender gaps in education access, attainment, and learning worldwide. The authors offer a global picture of the gender disparities in primary and secondary education across reading, math, and science achievement. The report finds that overall, girls have reversed or closed school enrollment and attendance gaps…

This data portal examines the state of global gender equality today, painting a dire picture wherein the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has threatened limited gains. Gender equality is analyzed across six domains: population and families; health; education; economic empowerment and asset ownership; power and decision-making; and violence against women and the girl child, as well as the impact of COVID-19. In particular, the gender-specific impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have shone a light on the underlying factors…