Lifting Barriers: Educated Boys for Gender Equality

Project Objective

Study 1| Research on Innovation_Life Skill for Equality Project (LSEP) of Room to Read

• To determine the extent to which LSEP increased boys’ school engagement, learning, and the promotion of gender-equitable attitudes, values, and behaviours.
• To identify key components and enabling factors of LSEP effectiveness
• To explore the scaling potential and barriers of LSEP nationwide and in other countries

Study 2| Boys’ Disengagement from Education_Cambodia Case Study

• To review the current situation related to boys’ educational participation, learning achievement, and completion.
• To identify and analyse the structural and gender-related determinants impacting boys’ educational outcomes at individual, familial, community, school, and societal levels.
• To document and evaluate promising policy and interventions aimed at improving boys’ educational outcomes, assessing their effectiveness in specific contexts and potential for wider application.

Project Description

Gender norms and disparities in education impact both boys and girls. Globally, more boys are out of school, and their learning performances are also decreasing compared to girls. These issues affect educational attainment and societal gender equality. Cambodia recognises the importance of addressing gender disparities in education and has initiated efforts to understand and tackle the root causes of boys’ underperformance, aligning with global commitments to achieve gender parity and inclusive education. In light of this, and through collaboration between CDRI and UNESCO Cambodia, two research studies will be conducted.