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Equity and inclusion 4 May 2018 Reflections on the 62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women, by Ann Mari Milo Lorentzen & Gro Hartveit
Ann Mari Milo Lorentzen, Gro Hartveit
This year, Union of Education (Norway) had two political leaders as a part of Education International’s delegation to CSW62 in New York. We, Ann Mari Milo Lorentzen and Gro Hartveit, members of Union of Education (UEN)’s Executive Board, participated for the first time. We arrived on the 10th of March...
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Equity and inclusion 17 April 2018 “Sexism is a problem in every school. Now we must take action”, by Sally Thomas
Sally Thomas
In December last year, the National Education Union and UK Feminista launched a ground-breaking report on sexism in schools: “It’s Just Everywhere”[1].
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Equity and inclusion 26 March 2018 Tunisia: New law to stop violence against women supported by teachers
The teachers of the Fédération générale de l'enseignement de base have welcomed the new national law to stop violence against women.
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Union growth 16 March 2018 CSW 62: education trade unionists push for achievement of gender equality and empowerment of rural women and girls
Participants from Education International’s member organisations were among the over 100 trade unionists from 42 countries at the 62nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which got underway in New York on 12 March.
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Equity and inclusion 3rd Education International World Women’s Conference | Finding a Way Through the Labyrinth: Women, Education and Leadership
Conference report
14 March 2018The focus of the third EI World Women’s Conference was on the complexities of women’s path to, and experiences of professional leaders within education and in education unions.
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Equity and inclusion 9 March 2018 #8March: The issue of gender in Moroccan education
Fatima Echaabi
The notion of gender equality and the concept of gender have been concerns for human rights, and women’s rights activists in particular, throughout the post-colonial era.
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 9 March 2018 #8March: Female leadership, strong unionism: a higher education perspective
Yamile Socolovsky
In the past, women were rarely able to attend university. It was only in the 20th century that the growing number of women undertaking university courses began to significantly impact the demographics of graduates of higher education. However, much like in the workplace, the acceptance of women in higher education...
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Equity and inclusion 8 March 2018 #8March: Takeaways from EI World Women’s Conference
Shaniqua Williams
Attending the 2018 3rd Education International World Women’s Conference in Marrakech, Morocco, was not only my first time outside of the United States, but also my first time at an Education International event. Truth be told, I had only just heard of Education International at last summer’s National Education Association...
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Equity and inclusion 8 March 2018 #8March: Takeaways from EI World Women’s Conference by Matilda Gustafsson, Lärarförbundet, Sweden.
Matilda Gustafsson
"Three days filled with women's engagement, struggle and sharing. Wise, experienced colleagues from all over the world."
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Equity and inclusion 8 March 2018 ‘The Time is Now’: Education Unions Celebrate Women’s Activism on International Women’s Day 2018
March 8th 2018 may go down in the history books as the first International Women’s Day celebration after the ‘global uprising for women’s rights’ that started in 2017.
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Equity and inclusion 7 March 2018 #8March: Men in Support of Women’s Leadership in Education Unions, by Frank Jones
Frank Jones
The General Secretary of my union, the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), is a woman – Joan Donegan – and it has been a privilege to witness her leadership style. It is a style of encouragement and motivation, rather than the directing and instructing style traditionally adopted by many...
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Equity and inclusion 7 March 2018 #8March: UK Union UCU addresses gender inequity head on
Joanna de Groot
Reducing gender disparity in pay and campaigning around issues of sexual harassment and violence against women in the workplace are two key areas focused on by the UK’s University and College Union (UCU).
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Equity and inclusion 6 March 2018 Algerian unions work towards increased gender equality
Algerian education unions are working with Education International to address gender equality issues in their unions as part of a capacity development programme.
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Equity and inclusion 9 February 2018 EI World Women's Conference: Education unionists speak up against sexual violence and harassment
The Education International’s third World Women’s Conference concluded with moving contributions from panellists on the last plenary panel, which focused on the #MeToo social media campaign.
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Equity and inclusion 7 February 2018 EI World Women's Conference: Finding a way through the labyrinth
Tools and strategies to help women reach leadership positions in the different educational sectors were the focus on the second day of Education International’s third World Women’s Conference.
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Equity and inclusion 6 February 2018 Women leadership: from the beginning, of utmost importance for EI
The second episode of a series of four podcasts covering the history of Education International, focuses on the organisation’s engagement and action in favour of women leaders.
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Equity and inclusion 5 February 2018 EI World Women's Conference: Surfing the wave of uprising for women’s rights globally
Women’s economic and political empowerment was at the heart of presentations by key speakers at the opening of Education International’s Third World Women’s Conference.
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Equity and inclusion 19 January 2018 Education financing crisis sorely missed in World Bank’s Report
Education International has made the voice of the world’s educators heard loud and clear at the Belgian launch of the World Bank’s World Development Report.
Education financing crisis sorely missed in World Bank’s Report