UNESCO's role in empowering rural women in developing countries

Abstract

This report presents highlights of UNESCO’s work in 2024 to advance gender equality in and through education. This article proposes a conceptual framework for how education can promote adolescent girls’ empowerment and, by mapping the field, highlights promising examples of empowering education programs. We conclude by identifying both research and programmatic opportunities for the future that will harness the expertise of a range of specialists from the interdisciplinary fields of gender studies and adolescent development in collaboration with experts from the fields of education, health, and labor