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Figure 6: To what extent has your government taken action to enhance gender equality in education since 2015?
EI is taking action to secure girls’ access to and participation in quality public education EI’s Gender Equality Action Plan113 takes a three-pronged approach aimed at: 1. promoting gender equality within unions; 2. securing girls’ access to and participation in quality public education; and 3. promoting and securing women’s economic empowerment. In order to contribute to securing girls’ access to and participation in quality public education, EI and its member unions engage in collective action that includes:
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Highlighting and addressing the impact of child labour on girls and their access to and participation in education;
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Contributing equitable and inclusive pedagogical perspectives to national, regional and international policy processes;
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Working towards the eradication of gender stereotypes within teaching methods, tools and materials;
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Identifying and addressing gaps in the number of women teachers at the primary, secondary and tertiary levels and in vocational training and education in countries with EI member organisations; and
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Building and strengthening strategic relationships with other key stakeholders engaged in progressive work addressing key barriers to girls’ education (including genderbased violence in and around educational settings and privatisation and commercialisation in and of education).
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Education International. 2015. Gender Equality Action Plan. Retrieved from: https://download.ei-ie.org/Docs/WebDepot/EI_GEAP_2015_ENG_web.pdf