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The Girls’ Learning report finds a gender gap
in national exam results in favour of boys, across many developing countries,
and seeks to analyse how school-based factors might impact differently on
girls’ learning and attainment and ultimately lead to those observable gaps
between girls and boys.
The report explores an under-studied area,
looking at the intersection between learning outcomes and gender equality, and
is important for understanding reasons why girls in school are disadvantaged in
learning.
Factors explored include: a lack of female
teachers, teachers’ pre-conceptions and expectations of girls and boys, and
gendered differences in learning and assessment.
The findings are a starting point for further
investigation and have implications for girls’ education programming,
emphasising the need to focus on barriers to girls’ learning, as well as
barriers to access.