Women Deliver 2023: Harnessing the power of education to end harmful gender norms and stereotypes in schools

On 18th July 2023, the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), in partnership with Girls Not Brides, the UNGEI-led Partner Coalition for Ending Gender Stereotypes in Schools (represented by Equimundo, Room to Read, UN Girls’ Education Initiative, Transform Education, UNICEF India, VVOB), AU-CIEFFA and UNAIDS held a concurrent session at the Women Deliver conference focusing on harnessing the power of education to end harmful gender norms and stereotypes in schools.

In the time it has taken to read this article 56 girls under the age of 18 have been married

Each year, 12 million girls are married before the age of 18

That is 23 girls every minute

Nearly 1 every 2 seconds

About the authors

Sophia Lane

  • Advocacy & Campaigns Officer

Girls Not Brides: The Global Partnership to End Child Marriage

Victoria Egbetayo

  • Global Public Policy, Advocacy & Partnerships

Global Partnership for Education

https://www.globalpartnership.org/users/vegbetayo

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