Examining Improvements to Girls’ Education in Cambodia Through a Gender-Responsive Lens

The Cambodian government has been successful in raising
girls’ enrolment and academic achievement in recent years, with girls’
enrolment reaching 100% in 2021 and girls outperforming boys in reading,
writing and mathematics at Grade 5 level. While this is hugely encouraging for
girls’ education in the country, these statistics alone do not help us to
understand the extent to which gender imbalances are being addressed and
improved within the classroom. Therefore, together with our research partner,
the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI), EDT has undertaken research
to explore this issue. Specifically, we wished to interrogate the question of
whether schools and classrooms in Cambodia are simply gender-sensitive and
aware of gender discrimination, or whether they are moving to actively root out
and address gender imbalances – demonstrating aspects of gender-responsiveness.Link to the article: https://www.edt.org/research-and-insights/examining-improvements-to-girls-education-in-cambodia-through-a-gender-responsive-lens/