1. IIEP’s approach to address gender equality in education
Gender Focal Point Network Training
29 November 2011
Mioko Saito
Gender Focal Point
Head, a.i., Equity, Access, and Quality
International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP)
UNESCO

2. IIEP and Gender Equality: Beyond parity
1995 to present: Research on gender equality in learning achievement in:
Primary Grade 6 in Southern and Eastern African countries (1995, 2000, 2007)
Primary Grade 5 in Vietnam (2001)
1998 to present: Research on gender equality in leadership and management
Higher education management (1998)
Ministries of education (2011)
2008: First “mapping exercise”
2011: IIEP’s Evidence Based Policy Forum on Gender Equality in Education
2011: Second “mapping exercise”
Capacity Building
Producing Knowledge
Networking/advocacy

3. 2012 and beyond IIEP Gender-responsive Programme
Qualitative research at schools and Ministries in Africa
Capacity building of educational planners on gender issue
Inclusion of gender equality issue in the HIV & AIDS project
Construction of ‘gender sensitivity school environment’ index for Africa
IIEP Research Toolkit for gender-related studies
E-forum on gender equality in education
Collaboration with SACMEQ and CONFEMEN-PASEC
Continuous provision of expertise advice for SACMEQ IV research design