To mark the UN International Day of the Girl Child, Christina Kwauk examines the state of progress on girls’ education and gender equity over the last 20 years, the dangers and setbacks caused by pandemic shutdowns, and what it would mean for the U.S. to have a feminist foreign policy.
Related material:
- The US role in advancing gender equality globally through girls’ education
- Education’s role in building back better for the planet
- Life skills for adolescent girls in the COVID-19 pandemic (PDF)
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Authors
Christina Kwauk
Former Brookings Expert,
Head of Climate and Education
- Unbounded Associates
@CKwauk
Adrianna Pita
Host, The Current
- Office of Communications, Brookings
Commentary
PodcastWhat’s the state of global girls’ education during COVID?
October 9, 2020