The study proposes a Gender Equality Index for Country Regions (GEICR), which aims to provide a comprehensive approach … to the quantitative measurement of gender equality and social development in a sub-national setting and to show how …

Many countries remain far from achieving gender equality in the classroom. Using data from 126 countries, we … characterize the evolution of gender gaps in low- and middle-income countries between 1960 and 2010. We document five facts. First … better. Fourth, gender gaps rarely persist in countries where boys attain high levels of education. Most countries with large …

Considering the vital importance of gender equality to development and the specific promise of the 2030 Agenda for … performance to discern any gender disparity in access to education and academic performance of students. … for Implementation of the Regional Gender Agenda .-- II. Understanding gender disparity in education and employment …