The Global Campaign for Education (GCE), together with the Arab Campaign for Education for All (ACEA), Africa Network Campaign on Education For All (ANCEFA), the Asia South Pacific Association for Basic and Adult Education (ASPBAE), and the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE), co-organised an online parallel event during the NGO Committee on the Status of Women (NGO CSW) 70 Forum, titled ‘Financing Gender Transformative Education as a Pathway to Justice for Women and Girls’.
Held on 17 March 2026, the event explored the growing recognition of gender-transformative education (GTE) as essential to achieving gender equality, social cohesion, and inclusive development, particularly for women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Speakers emphasised that despite its critical importance, GTE remains under-financed, with education budgets often privileging narrow targets over structural reforms such as gender-responsive curricula, feminist pedagogy, comprehensive sexuality education, teacher training, safe learning environments, and strong accountability systems.
Aligned with CSW70’s focus on strengthening access to justice for all women and girls, the discussion highlighted the need for targeted, predictable, and sustainable financing. Participants examined how mechanisms such as domestic resource mobilisation, progressive taxation, and international cooperation can transform policy commitments into concrete, system-wide reforms that advance gender equality.
