The right to higher education and gender equality: briefing note compendium

The right to higher education and gender equality

Table of Contents

Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................................4

Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................................5

UNESCO and the right to higher education ..............................................................................................................5

Aim of this compendium..................................................................................................................................................6

Key findings...........................................................................................................................................................................7

Gender equality in Higher Education - Maximising impacts– Gillian Cowell................................................8

Gender equality and higher education: The Afghan case – Aisha Khurram............................................... 12

An analysis of gender equality policies and practices in higher education institutions and their effectiveness in promoting gender equity – Angel Mbuthia........................................................ 14

Gender identity and access to higher education – Martin Perea.................................................................... 16

What can be done to ensure the right to higher education? – Bhavani Rao.............................................. 18

Gender equality in higher education still a pending issue in Peru – Patricia Ruiz Bravo ....................... 22

Gender equality in higher education: state of play and implications across OECD countries, and reflections on potential responses for policy and practice – François Staring.................................. 24