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Social media as instrument of global mobilisation: a textual analysis of the 'bring back our girls' campaign
2015The abduction of over 200 female students from Chibok in April, 2014, by the outlawed Boko Haram insurgents attracted global condemnation which went viral on social media.DocumentShaping our collective futures: the Africa we want
2013In 50 years, what kind of Africa can we envision, and then proceed to achieve? What are the non-negotiables? What agenda will see a true transformation of the world in which we live? What factors will enable us to not simply survive, but to thrive?DocumentUnited Nations global gender statistics programme: minimum set of gender indicators
United Nations, 2014Following the recommendations by the United Nations Statistical Commission, the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics identified a minimum set of gender indicators composed of 52 quantitative indicators, and 11 qualitative indicators covering national norms and laws on gender equality.DocumentOpen Working Group proposal for Sustainable Development Goals
2014The outcome document of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (RIO+20) set out a mandate to establish an open working group to develop a set of sustainable development goals that should be coherent with, and integrated into, the United Nations development agenda beyond 2015.DocumentTool: indicators for measuring results on gender equality
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2010The purpose of this Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) publication is to provide a selection of potential indicators from which SIDA country teams can choose to help monitor results in gender equality work in different sectors.DocumentA girl's right to say no to marriage: working to end child marriage and keep girls in school
Plan International, 2013One in three girls in the developing world are married by their eighteenth birthday. Despite being prohibited by international human rights, child marriage continues to be a violation of children’s human rights. This report by Plan International focuses on the importance of education in preventing child marriages.DocumentViolence against women and girls: addressing violence against women and girls in education programming
Department for International Development, UK, 2014Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is the most widespread form of abuse worldwide, affecting one third of all women in their lifetime. Violence and abuse in education settings violates women and girls’ human rights and can have a negative impact on their educational experience and long-term outcomes.DocumentInterventions to enhance girls' education and gender equality: final report
Institute of Education, University of London, 2014What is the evidence on the kind of interventions that lead to expansion and improvement in girls’ education? Are they shown to deepen gender equality?DocumentEducation and community empowerment
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2010Are there examples of effective mobilisation of citizens/communities which have brought about improved education outcomes (quality and access) for poor men and women, and where broader forms of social change have also taken place as a result or strengthening community action and choice in education services? Do we have evidence of some of the key factorsDocumentTrends in enrollment, graduation and staffing of science and technology education in Nigeria tertiary institutions: a gender participation perspective
Academic Journals, 2013There is little empirical data on gender participation in science and technology (S&T) education in Nigeria. This study examines the enrolment, graduation and staffing pattern of men and women in S&T fields in tertiary institutions from 1997 to 2006; the specific motivational factors for S&T education; and factors influencing their choice of career.Pages