Gender in Teaching: A Key Dimension of Inclusion
- Corporate Author
- UNESCOInternational Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030
- Collation
- 7 p.
- Resource Language
- EnglishFrench
- Year of publication
- 2020
- Topic
- Globalisation and social justice / International understandingDiversity / Cultural literacy / InclusivenessSustainable development / SustainabilityOthers
- Resource Type
- Multimedia materialsResearch papers / journal articles
- Level of education
- Higher educationTechnical and vocational education and training
- Region
- Global
- Place of publication
- Paris
Without teachers, Sustainable Development Goal 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable, quality education for all by 2030 will not be achieved.
Since teachers act as role models for students, inclusion in education means that the teaching workforce mirror the diversity of the classroom. As countries look to recruit more teachers to meet SDGs, one significant factor important to creating inclusive classrooms is gender.
This document has been prepared for the 2020 World Teachersโ Day celebrated by UNESCO and the Teacher Task Force with the theme Teachers: Leading in crisis, reimagining the future.

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